Kautilya's Arthashastra 8.5.28

8.5.28

kṛtaprayāsaṃ mānyaṃ vā mohān mitram amānitam /
mānitaṃ vā na sadṛśaṃ śaktito vā nivāritam //

A friend who has realised the responsibilities of friendship, or who is honourable; or whose disappointment is due to want of information, or who, though excited, is unequal (to the task), or who is made to turn back owing to fear from another;