"I want a warm and faithful friend,
To cheer the adverse hour;
Who ne'er to flatter will descend,
Nor bend the knee to power,-
A friend to chide me when I 'm wrong,
My inmost soul to see;
And that my friendship prove as strong
For him as his for me."
-- John Quincy Adams (b. 1767-07-11, d. 1848-02-23; US President 1825-1829), from "The Wants of Man", 1841
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Now I will have to go and see what else he may have written in poetic style. I've only seen some of his legal discourse and letters to his wife that they've preserved.
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But a cat will flatter you if there's something in it for them. Like food.
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