यादृशैः सेव्यते भृत्यैर्यादृशांश्चोपसेवते ।
कदाचिन्नात्र सन्देहस्तादृग्भवति पूरुषः ॥
yādṛśaiḥ sevyate bhṛtyair yādṛśāṁś copasevate |
kadācin nātra sandehas tādṛg bhavati pūruṣaḥ ||
(Pañcatantra: 1.272)
“A person becomes like whom he serves and like servants by whom he is served. There is never any doubt in this regard.”