Ramayana
शुष्कैः काष्ठैर्भवेत्कार्यं लोष्टैरपि च पांसुभिः । न तु स्थानात्परिभ्रष्टैः कार्यं स्याद्वसुधाधिपैः ॥ ३-३३-१८
Even dried up logs, or clods of earth, or a handful of dust may have some value but not a king who is dethroned. ॥ 3-33-18॥
english translation
zuSkaiH kASThairbhavetkAryaM loSTairapi ca pAMsubhiH । na tu sthAnAtparibhraSTaiH kAryaM syAdvasudhAdhipaiH ॥ 3-33-18
hk transliteration by Sanscript