Kautilya's Arthashastra 7.9.18

7.9.18

gurusamutthaṃ mahan mitraṃ laghusamuttham alpaṃ veti "gurusamutthaṃ mahan mitraṃ pratāpakaraṃ bhavati, yadā cottiṣṭhate tadā kāryaṃ sādhayati" ity ācāryāḥ //

Which is better, a big friend, difficult to be roused, or a small friend, easy to be roused?

My teacher says that a big friend, though difficult to be roused, is of imposing nature, and when he rises up, he can accomplish the work undertaken.