A package with a gold foil ribbon conveys a heartfelt message of gratitude and appreciation for trustworthy friendship. This greeting card allows the sender to tell another person how valued he or she is in your life. This incredible verse about true friends speaks directly to the heart and soul. There's a story behind how I came across this inspirational quotation as well. In the 1940's or 1950's a good friend sent this Dinah M. Craik poem about the blessing and comfort of friendship to a young woman (who became my mother). The poem had been cut out of a newspaper. My mother saved that yellowed clipping with the poem all these years, and she passed it on to me. It seems to describe so perfectly and beautifully the worth of a loyal,loving friend. Dinah M. Craik was an English author who lived from 1826-1887.