Black Quote by Michael Robotham
“Sometimes friends do foolish things. My father told me that true friends are like gold coins. Ships are wrecked by storms and lie for hundreds of years on the ocean floor. Worms destroy the wood. Iron corrodes. Silver turns black but gold doesn't change in sea water. It loses none of its brilliance or colour. It comes up the same. It survives shipwrecks and time.”
About This Quote
True friends endure hardships and remain valuable despite decay and loss.
In simple terms: Good friends stay valuable through trouble.
Key Takeaway
Value lasting friendships.
Themes
friendship
endurance
value
Mood
reflective
thoughtful
Type
aphilosophical
inspirational
When to use this quote
- shipwrecks
- longterm relationships
- loss
- recovery
Key Concepts
loyalty
resilience
integrity
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you recognize enduring friends?
- What qualities make a friendship resilient?
A Different Perspective
Gold may tarnish in some contexts, but not always.
![“men are developed the same way gold is mined. When gold is mined, several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold, but one doesn’t go into the mine looking for dirt, one goes in looking for gold, and the more he looks for the more he finds.”[9] Zig Ziglar used this story as an…” quote by Renee Swope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/9df/renee-swope-10919_zig-ziglar_men-are-developed-the-same-way-gold-is-m_1819186.jpg)
