A friend in need is a friend indeed is an old saying or proverb that means “A friend who helps out when we are in trouble is a true friend, unlike others who disappear when trouble arises". It is misunderstood sometimes as “a needy person becomes a friend to obtain help from others". This phrase is both time tested and well proven and it exists since the 11th century. It is similar to a quote by Walter Winchell who said that “A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out". It means most of the people withdraw their support from a person, who is facing all sorts of difficulties and is surrounded by problems and hardships from all sides.