Skandapurana 5.238.32

5.238.32

trailokyapravaratvaṃ ca brāhmaṇādeva jāyate ..
na brāhmaṇasamo bandhurna brāhmaṇasamā gatiḥ .. 32 ..

and pre-eminence in the three worlds arises only from the brahmin. / There is no relative equal to a brahmin, there is no refuge equal to a brahmin;