A friend in need is a friend indeed
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"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 Hamilton, Margaret Wolfe
"A friend in need is a friend indeed," said he.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 by Various
"A friend in need is a friend indeed," cried the king; "a thousand thousand thanks!"
From Hindu Tales from the Sanskrit by Mitra, Siddha Mohana
A friend in need is a friend indeed, Mr. Arbuthnot, as your English saying has it.
From Mrs. Fitz by Snaith, J. C.
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