Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.4.13

8.4.13

"svacakraparacakrayoḥ svacakram atimātrābhyāṃ daṇḍakarābhyāṃ pīḍayaty aśakyaṃ ca vārayitum, paracakraṃ tu śakyaṃ praiyoddhum upasāreṇa saṃdhinā vā mokṣayitum" ity ācāryāḥ //

My teacher says that of the troubles arising from one's own or one’s enemy's Circle of States, those due to one's own Circle are doubly injurious and are irremediable, whereas an inimical Circle of States can be fought out or kept away by the intervention of an ally or by making peace.