"A Friend in Need"
Posted by Peter McLean on February 21, 2003
I've only just come across this site, so maybe this issue has been addressed already. I have always understood the phrase "A Friend in need is a Friend indeed" to mean that when you are in need, a friend who stands by you or who helps you will prove to be a true friend; not, as you definition seems to suggest, that a friend who is in need will, for his own advantage, seem more friendly than before.
Or have I just misssed something?
Congratulations on a good site. I look forward to exploring it.
- Archived discussion R. Berg 02/21/03