Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you need is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Success attracts fair-weather friends, but true support is found in those who stay during difficult times.
- In plain terms
- Friends who stay during hard times are more valuable than those who only join in success.
- What can you take from it?
- Value friends who support you through hardships, not just during success.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who supports you when things go wrong?
- What kind of friend are you?
Another view
Some relationships are situational and do not require long-term loyalty to be valid.
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