A friend in need is a friend indeed
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The saying suggests that a friend in need is a friend indeed.
From BBC • Aug. 16, 2021
Meanwhile, Julie reminded us a friend in need is a friend indeed:
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2017
But a friend in need is a friend indeed, and we may be thankful to be taken on board by her or any other craft.
From Charley Laurel A Story of Adventure by Sea and Land by Lumley, Savile
There is an apt saying that a "friend in need is a friend indeed," and such was Colonel Elliot as I soon found.
From Arizona's Yesterday Being the Narrative of John H. Cady, Pioneer by Cady, John H. (John Henry)
"Aye, and for the best kind, too," said Foote: "as you know, my dear sir, a friend in need is a friend indeed."
From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 by Various
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