Matsya Purana 220.38

220.38

nārohedviṣamāṃ nāvamaparīkṣitanāvikam.
ye cāsya bhūmijayino bhaveyuḥ paripanthinaḥ .. 220.38 ..

Many sovereigns have been ruined by the unsoundness of their policy Appearance, signs, hearing features speech, eyes and face indicate the inward feelings of a man A king sound in politics has all the world at his command A king should neither hold council with one man nor with too many He should not get into a boat without knowing its rower He should also deal with the robbers that accost him according to the rules of Sâma, etc He should by all means pursue the course that may not be against the wishes of his subjects and may not weaken them—35 39