“A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.”

— The Book of Proverbs, Proverbs 17:17 (King James Version)

About The Book of Proverbs

Hebrew Bible book of wisdom sayings, traditionally associated with King Solomon.

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.”

“Be not wise in thine own eyes, fear the Lord and shun evil.”

“A true friend is forever a friend.”

“Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them.”

“Friendship is born at the moment when one person says to another, 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'”

Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.

“To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest we can come to happiness.”

“What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.”

“Because it was he, because it was I.”