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Cat Quotes — 3
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Intelligence :: Cat Communication :: Proverbs & Sayings
Sleeping Cats :: Eating
I don't speak from any position of authority, but it seems to me that cats could well be the animals that have been most written about. There must be many thousands of books written about them; and so, too, there are large numbers of quotations about them. No list could hope to be comprehensive, and I have merely selected some that I have come across over the years and that have appealed to me; some are very well known, others less so. We hope you will enjoy browsing through them.
The photos are our own originals of cats we have either lived with or have encountered: some are no longer with us, but others are very much alive. A number of the pictures here are from 'chance encounters', and these are referred to as 'anonymous', giving the year. Unless stated otherwise, photos were taken in the UK.
For a larger collection of quotations about cats, visit David Caldwell's Ultimate Cat Quotes Pages. I have not copied anything from that site, but have assembled this collection independently. It is arranged very roughly in sections such that quotes about similar aspects of cats appear together.
Remember: 'The smallest feline is a masterpiece.' —Leonardo da Vinci
Intelligence
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A cat is more intelligent than people believe, and can be taught any crime.
—Mark TwainYou can keep a dog, but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans to be useful domestic animals.
—George MikesAs anyone well knows who has ever been around a cat for any length of time, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human mind.
—Cleveland AmoryOne reason we admire cats is for their proficiency in one-upmanship. They always seem to come out on top, no matter what they are doing — or they pretend they do.
—Barbara WebsterI have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of the cats is infinitely superior.
—Hippolyte TaineOf all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If Man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve Man and deteriorate the cat.
—Mark TwainIn the beginning, God created Man; but seeing him so feeble, he gave him the cat.
—Warren EcksteinCats are smarter than dogs. You cannot get eight cats to pull a sled through the snow.
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Cat Communication
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'Meow' is like 'Aloha' — it can mean anything.
—Hank Ketchum (b. 1920)Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety device for dealing with happiness overflow.
—Monica Edwards (b. 1912)'That got me a look so intense I was unable to interpret it — like the way cats sometimes fix on you. What they mean by the look is completely beyond understanding; but it's meant for you, you alone.'
—Donald James, Walking the ShadowsCats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr . . . a purring cat is a form of high praise, like a gold star on a test paper. It is reinforcement for something we would all like to believe about ourselves — that we are nice.
—Roger A. Caras (b. 1928)When I meow it means . . . I am hungry . . . I want food in my bowl . . . I want food in my bowl right now . . . I want to go out . . . I want to come in . . . Brush me . . . Get my toy out from under the sofa . . . It's time to change the litter . . . I just put a mouse in the bureau drawer . . . I did not break that vase . . . Get me down from this tree . . . Please kill that dog next door . . . Hello . . . Goodbye.
—Henry BeardIt is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once said) that, whatever you say to kittens, they always purr.
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Proverbs & Sayings
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Beware of people who like cats.
—Irish sayingWhen rats infest the palace, a lame cat is better than the swiftest horse.
—Chinese proverbYou will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.
—Colonial American proverbIn a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.
—English proverbCats are at home everywhere where one feeds them.
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Sleeping Cats
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The real measure of a day's heat is the length of a sleeping cat.
—Charles J. BradyA little drowsing cat is an image of perfect beatitude.
—Champfleury (Jules Fleury-Husson) (1821-1889)Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments — but I never heard of one that suffered from insomnia.
—Joseph Wood Krutch (1893-1970)A cat allows you to sleep on the bed. On the edge.
—Jenny de VriesThe trouble with sharing one's bed with cats is that they'd rather sleep on you than beside you.
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Eating
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At dinner time he would sit in a corner, concentrating; and suddenly they would say, 'Time to feed the cat,' as if it were their idea.
—Lilian Jackson Braun (b. 1916)A cat isn't fussy — just as long as you remember he likes his milk in the shallow, rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate. From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor.
—Arthur BridgesPerhaps the silliest thing that is said about the cat is that it will, given the opportunity, instinctively choose a balanced and sensible diet. It won't.
—William H. A. Carr (b. 1924)
More quotations about cats
Quotes 1
Companionship :: Appreciation of CatsQuotes 2
Nature of Cats :: Cats' Attitude
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Our featured feline at the head of the page, shown having quite a lot of fun, is Ragamuffin, or 'Rags' for short: sadly he is no longer with us. A cat of great character, who seemed to live by the maxim 'Life is for living', it was devastating for me when that life was cut short by a road accident. A 'rescue' cat, he lived with me in North Wales for less than four years only. You can see a little tribute to him here — and a more flattering photo.
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