Matsya Purana 220.34

220.34

kartavyaḥ pṛthivīpālairmantrabheda bhayāt sadā.
mantravitsādhito mantraḥ sampattīnāṃ sukhāvahaḥ .. 220.34 ..

A sovereign should solve his policy through wise and sound statesmen for there is always a risk of its leaking out when placed in unreliable hands The solution of a policy through desirable channels therefore is a source of incalculable benefit Many kings are ruined owing to bad advices from ministers—34