A friend in need is a friend indeed

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By premsingh

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This old saying " A friend in need is a friend indeed" is both time tested and well proven. As per the "New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, 3rd Edition, 2002", explanation, the proverb means "A friend who helps out when we are in trouble is a true friend - unlike others who disappear when trouble arises". Meaning of the phrase is misunderstood sometimes as "a needy person becomes a friend to obtain help from others". According to listings of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations the phrase exists since 11th century. Let's come to the point - Who is the true friend?

There could be no more befitting answer to it than the quote by "Walter Winchell" who said that "A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out". in simple words, most of the people withdraw their support to a person who is facing all sorts of difficulties and surrounded by the problems from all sides. Good friends come to rescue in such a time. There is no dearth of friends in this world but finding a true friend is really difficult. Lot of people will boast that I have hundreds of friends but when he/she is in trouble how many of the them will extend a helpful hand. True friends always remains friend but opportunists are your friend only when you are physically, mentally and economically sound. Friends always keep changing. How many friends stay in touch with changes of place. You have friends in your primary school but when you leave and move to secondary school you forget these friends and make new friends. Likewise, when you leave school or college you move to join your work place you get new friends and forget old friends. Only few friends stay in touch with changing place and time. What does it show?

Other popular proverbs about friendship

  • A friend's frown is better than a fool's smile.
  • A friend in need is a friend indeed.
  • A friend is easier lost than found.
  • A friend to everybody is a friend to nobody.
  • A true friend is someone who reaches for your hand, but touches your heart.
  • False friends are worse than open enemies.
  • Old friends and old wine are best.
  • The best of friends must part.
  • There is no better looking-glass than an old friend.

In fact this is not friendship this is an arrangement to share things, to share work . However, sharing of responsibility in easy and stable manner changes in real friendship. Most of the time we make friends with some purpose. We do chatting on net, make several friends and mostly opposite sex. How long this friendship continues? There are very less chances that friendship on net may succeed. Exceptions are always there. However, when you make friendship without purpose and your liking and dislikings match each other, chances are that this friendship will last long. True friendship needs compromises, sacrifices and helping attitude towards each other. Sometime we becomes more demanding and always expect that a friend will always agree to your viewpoint but this is wrong attitude and you should never expect too much. When you become dependent on someone whether he is your friend actually you are demanding more than needed. However, friendship is other form of love. It is in no terms less than love. If you have true friendship you will love your friend more than any other thing in this world but this world is materialistic so first test and evaluate than go ahead with friendship. People are really lucky who find good friends.

Quotations about friendship:

  1. A friend who is very near and dear may in time become as useless as a relative. -George Ade
  2. Every man should have fair-sized cemetery is which to bury the faults of his friends. - H.W. Beecher
  3. Friendship: a person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to. Amberose Bierce
  4. Most people enjoy the inferiority of their best friends. - Lord Chesterfield
  5. Animals are such agreeble friends they ask no questions they pass no criticism. - George Eliot
  6. There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog and ready money. - Benjamin Franklin
  7. I don't want my friend to die for me; if they will be polite, and let me alone, I will be satisfied. - E.W. Howe
  8. The man who won't loan money isn't going to have many friends or need them. - Wilson Mizner
  9. God gives us our relatives; thank God we can choose our friends. - E.W. Mumford
  10. It is better to make friends fast than to make fast friends. - E.W. Mumford
  11. If all men knew what each said of the other, there would not be four friends in this world. - Blaise Pascal

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crusador profile image

crusador 4 years ago

good work. we aresurrounded by opportunists in this world.

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Zsuzsy Bee Level 3 Commenter 4 years ago

Great HUB regards Zsuzsy

Abhinaya 4 years ago

Can't agree with you more.Great hub.

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premsingh Hub Author 2 years ago

Thanks crusador, Zsuzsy Bee and Abhinya. Abhinya opinions may differ. No problem, I have just elaborated my experiences. Thanks.

Creed 2 years ago

WOW !! This is soo TRUE !!

rizwan 2 years ago

you work are almost very very like a honey well.u can become a true friend.

Farah.Suhaib.Khatib 2 years ago

true friends are shining stars who always shine in every ones eyes

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dreamer32 2 years ago

Very well-written article!

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premsingh Hub Author 2 years ago

thanks Creed, Rizwan,Faraha, Suhaib, Khatib and dreamer32 for stopping by an nice comments.

Richard L. Spear 18 months ago

In this proverb the "in need" is clearly a post-modifier meaning "who is in need." It began as a cynical comment, but has come to mean something different. Think aobut "A friend in trouble needs help." Are you in trouble?

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premsingh Hub Author 18 months ago

Thanks Richard L. Spear for proper interpretation of the proverb. I can't disagree with your explanation but here proverb means "A real friend is one who helps a friend to come out of troubles".

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Eiddwen Level 8 Commenter 17 months ago

Rally good read well done .Can't wait to read more of your work now.

GGG 17 months ago

well done

akash  16 months ago

we will clean our Delhi for CWG .

Asep Muhajir 16 months ago

Great article! In fact, I do hate the opposite: a fair-weather friend. Hopefully I will never be one.

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premsingh Hub Author 16 months ago

thanks to all of you: Eiddwen, GGG, akash and Asep Muhajir

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Rastamermaid Level 4 Commenter 16 months ago

Great hub and very true.

If you are truly a good friend,you know what a true good friend is.

Thanx for sharing.

Bless

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premsingh Hub Author 16 months ago

thanks Rastamermaid for offering interesting comments.

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lea86 15 months ago

I do agree with your views, sometimes a friend is just called a friend, but when in a hard times, they hiding from us, except when in good times, many will come to you and want to be friend. To me for a real friendship, they went through together in any moment of life's color.

Mt. Shasta Brewing Co. 14 months ago

In 1992 I started the Mount Shasta Brewing Company, a microbrewery, located at 360 College Ave. Weed Ca. 96094. I coined many sayings along the way; one being "A Friend in Weed is a Friend in Deed - Try Legal Weed" I Trademarked, and placed on my merchandise as well as on all the beer bottle caps. The Federal Government stopped me and banned my saying stating I was promoting illegal drugs! Long story short, support came from around the world for over months and ... "Weed Fought the Law and Weed... Won!" Now you can buy a "T" shirt with that saying on it!

I did not know that the "root" word of my coined saying was listed and just today found you guys! Thanks for being "part" of our way of life - Cheers!

Owner Vaune Dillmann

aicha ha  11 months ago

A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED

amatullah 11 months ago

nice thanks

rbv 10 months ago

a friends are precious than gold...........friend is a gift we got from god

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ChristineVianello Level 1 Commenter 10 months ago

Great hub! I have very few girlfriends, but they are the best friends anyone could ever have. The one friend I have been friends with for 14 years, never had one argument.

sapna 9 months ago

Good writing.....struggling with friendship or i must say "friend" myself...

laya 9 months ago

i dont blv that frnd exist

anarpit 4 months ago

i like it all this is fun you all have very interesting topics.great hub!

Dipendra 4 months ago

Thnx for writing dis article........i felt a lot while readng dis....many of my frnds r lost in dis wrld....sm1 nt hvng tim to meet n i cnt visit them coz of my bad luck.......

nidhya 4 months ago

Without friend we can't live happy because if we have a friend we can share all things with them.

kemi 2 months ago

wow!!!! this article is really true .....

sajjad 2 months ago

SAJJAD LANGOVE:

well written keep it up .

liala 2 months ago

Well said! Its gud and I loved it!

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premsingh Hub Author 6 weeks ago

thanks to all friends for nice comments

laraib 5 weeks ago

true friends are shining stars who always shine in every ones eyes.and cit is realy very very very true.

tenor 3 weeks ago

I agree wit u all... both shoud hav well understanding and shud hv gud relationship even wen u r far ...so tht the friendship wl be remaining same....problems cums to everyone so we shudnt hide wen sumone s in problem...

yglugvdtl 2 weeks ago

useful

fatima 11 days ago

THATS A GREAT STORY

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premsingh Hub Author 11 days ago

thanks laraib, tenor, yglugvdti and fatima

kanchan 5 days ago

not bad thnx............

SONIA 22 hours ago

TOO GOOD

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premsingh Hub Author 20 hours ago

thanks kanchan & sonia.

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