| proverb |
a friend in court is better than a penny in purse (friendship is dearer than money); a friend in court is better worth a penny in purse; a friend in the market is better than money in the chest; a good friend is worth more than a hundred relatives; one God, no more, but friends good store; he that hath many friends, eateth too much salt with his meat (contrast:. he that hath a full purse never wanted a friend); rather have a hundred friends than a hundred roubles |
