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A friend is to be taken with his faults. — Portuguese
A friend remains a friend up to his pocket. — Yiddish
A true friend is better than relations. — Turkish
A true friend is the nectar of life. — Indian (Tamil)
A true friend is known in a doubtful matter. — English
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A friend is someone who walks by your side. — Nigerian
A friend works in the light of the sun, an enemy in the dark. — Ugandan
A bad friend is no better than no friend. — Japanese
A good friend never offends. — English
A courageous foe is better than a cowardly friend. — English
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A friend's eye is a good mirrir. — Irish
A good friend is worth more than a bad brother. — Serbo-Croatian
A friend is not so easy to find as to lose. — Jamaican
You are better friends at a distance. — Yiddish
A day with your friend is better than a year with one who hates you. — African (Hausa)
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A morsel eaten gains no friend. — English
A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman. — English
A new friend makes the old forgotten. — English
A penny in purse will bid me drink, when all the friends I have will not. — English
A penny in the purse is better than a friend at court. — English
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A ready way to lose your friend is to lend him money. — English
A secret is a weapon and a friend. — Irish
You don't need to have one hundred rubles if you have one hundred friends. — Russian
A thief and darkness are friends. African (Shona)
A wise enemy is better than an unwise friend. — Indian (Kashmiri)
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