John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
8527 Plautus 254-184 BC John Bartlett
NUMBER: | 8527 |
AUTHOR: | Plautus (c. 254–184 B.C.) |
QUOTATION: | Nothing is there more friendly to a man than a friend in need. 1 |
ATTRIBUTION: | Epidicus. Act iii. Sc. 3, 44. (425.) |
Note 1. A friend in need is a friend indeed.—Hazlitt: English Proverbs. [back] |