Roger L'Estrange, Fables of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists… (1692)
“ The Bear passes a Judgment upon the Abandoning of a Friend in a Time of Need, as an Offence both to Honour and Vertue; And moreover, Cautions us, above All Things, to have a Care what Company we keep. There’s no Living in This World without Friendship; No Society ”
