In my hands I held gold dust and tarnished rust, but looking further in, I saw the few diamonds I've come to know as soul mates in my life. They sparkled a little brighter and I'd notice the lack of weight if they were gone. They would leave not as a loss, but as a hole in my palm. - Hubert Martin
But down these mean streets a man must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid. - Raymond Chandler
Be kind, for whenever kindness becomes part of something, it beautifies it. Whenever it is taken from something, it leaves it tarnished. - Mohammad PBUH
Every silver spoon is tarnished. - Beverley Sylvester