A friend in need is a friend indeed

Cultural  

1. A friend who helps out when we are in trouble is a true friend — unlike others who disappear when trouble arises.

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A friend in need is a friend indeed

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," he said.

From Reuters ● Sep. 28, 2022

A friend in need is a friend indeed, and this friend is handsome as well as kind, although there is a little something or other, a suppressed vindictiveness, about his expression, that repels her.

From Molly Bawn by Margaret Wolfe Hamilton

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," cried the king; "a thousand thousand thanks!"

From Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by Siddha Mohana Mitra

"A friend in need is a friend indeed," Molly, more particularly when he's a lord.

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Charles James Lever

A friend in need is a friend indeed, We have oft-times heard: And King Richard the Third Was reduced to crying, 'My kingdom for a horse!'

From The Adventures of Harry Revel by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch