It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.
I am a man for whom the outside world exists.
To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind.
The cat is a dilettante in fur.
The cat makes himself the companion of your hours of solitude, melancholy and toil.
Sometimes he sits at your feet looking into your face with an expression so gentle and caressing that the depth of his gaze startles you.