Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.2.9

8.2.9

andhaś calitaśāstro vā rājeti "aśāstracakṣur andho yatkiṃcanakārī dṛḍhābhiniveśī parapraṇeyo vā rājyam anyāyenopahanti, calitaśāstras tu yatra śāstrāc calitamatir bhavati śakyānunayo bhavati" ity ācāryāḥ //

Which is better, a blind king, or a king erring against the science?

My teacher says that a blind king, i.e., a king who is not possessed of an eye in sciences, is indiscriminate in doing works, very obstinate, and is led by others; such a king destroys the kingdom by his own maladministration. But an erring king can be easily brought round when and where his mind goes astray from the procedure laid down in sciences.