Generally speaking, among sensible persons, it would seem that a rich man deems that friend a sincere one who does not want to borrow his money; while, among the less favored with fortune's gifts, the sincere friend is generally esteemed to be the individual who is ready to lend it.
Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield) (1866). “The Novels & Tales of the Right Hon. B. Disraeli ...: Venetia. Tancred”