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Find proverbs, maxims, and Idioms related to ‘friendship’.
- For example Birds of a feather flock together.
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Solution
- Birds of a feather flock together. – Idiom.
- A friend in need is a friend indeed. – Latin Proverb.
- A friend's eye is a good mirror. – Irish Proverb.
- A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. – Grace Pulpit.
- Misfortune tests the sincerity of friends. – Aesop
- A friend will tell you things you don't want to tell yourself – Frances Ward Weller.
- Friends are relatives you make for yourself. – Eustache Deschamps.
- A friend accepts us as we yet help us to be what we should. – Author Unknown.
- Friends are like walls. Sometimes you lean on them, and sometimes it's just good knowing that they are there. – Author Unknown.
- A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg, even if you are half-cracked – Author Unknown.
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