Eugene L. Connelly (copyright 1927)
The Creed of The Amen Corner Enshrines the Quality of Friendship in these Lines:
" A friend is one who is for you always, under any circumstance."
"He never investigates you."
"When charges are made against you, he does not ask proof, he asks the accuser to clear out".
"He likes you just the way you are."
"He does not want to alter you."
"Whatever kind of coat you are wearing suits him. Whether you have on a dress suit or a hickory shirt with no collar. He thinks it's fine."
"He likes your moods and enjoys your pessimism as much as your optimism."
"He likes your success."
"And your failures endear you to him more."
"He wants nothing from you except that you be yourself."
"He is the one being with whom you may feel safe."
"With him you may utter your heart, its badness and its goodness."
"You don't have to be careful."
"Although you may sometimes seem to neglect and forget him, he ignores the slight."
"Nothing can cause his faith in you to waiver."
"He keeps alive your faith in human nature."
"It is he who makes you believe it is a good universe."
"When you are vigorous and spirited you like to take your pleasure with him; when you are in trouble you want to tell him."
"When your time comes you want him near."
"You give him without reluctance and borrow from him with embarrassment."
"He is the elixir of hope. The antidote for despair, the tonic for depression, the medicine besides which the doctor's pills are futile."
"He is your friend."