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A friend in need is a friend indeed

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  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," he said.

From Reuters Sep. 28, 2022

A friend in need is a friend indeed, Mr. Arbuthnot, as your English saying has it.

From Mrs. Fitz by J. C. Snaith

A friend in need is a friend indeed, you know.

From The New Rector by Stanley John Weyman

"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

She even smiled her little pinched smile and pressed Rhoda's hand as she said, "A friend in need is a friend indeed."

From Superseded by May Sinclair

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