Cat Quotes

Cats are illusive creatures, yet have some essence of comedy added to their personality. Cats have a diverse personality and tend to show varied emotions in different situations. If you are a cat owner, you must know that your cat is a very good performer. The cat knows your weaknesses and tends to play with the right cards to get its way. The following quotes and sayings are not only funny, but motivational and inspiring. They teach us to keep a calm and cool exterior and face life with a positive aggression. Without taking more of your precious time, let us proceed.

Quotes About Cats

"No matter how much cats fight, there always seems to be plenty of kittens." - Abraham Lincoln

"Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. There is more passing in their minds than we are aware of." ~ Sir Walter Scott"

"Do you see that kitten chasing so prettily her own tail? If you could look with her eyes, you might see her surrounded with hundreds of figures performing complex dramas, with tragic and comic issues, long conversations, many characters, many ups and downs of fate." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat." ~ Edgar Allan Poe.

"Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later." ~ Mary Bly.

"Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia". ~ Joseph Wood Krutch.

"If animals could speak the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much." ~ Mark Twain

"In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats." ~ English Proverb

"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want." ~ Joseph Wood Krutch.

"If cats could talk, they wouldn't." ~ Nan Porter

"The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it." ~ Doug Larson

"The problem with cats is that they get the same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer." ~ Paula Poundstone

"The reason cats climb is so that they can look down on almost every other animal - it's also the reason they hate birds." ~ K.C. Buffington

"Cats do care. For example they know instinctively what time we have to be at work in the morning and they wake us up twenty minutes before the alarm goes off." ~ Michael Nelson

"The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manages to find a living in the city." ~ Carl van Vechten

"A cat that jumps on a hot stove will never jump on a hot stove again. Neither will it jump on a cold stove." ~ Michael Cameron

"When I play with my cat, how do I know that she is not passing time with me rather than I with her?" ~ Montaigne

"Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this by all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this; a dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish." ~James Goreman

Cat's motto: "No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look as if the dog did it."

"Humans: No fur, no paws, no tail. They run away from mice. They never get enough sleep. How can you help but love such an absurd animal?" - Anonymous cat about humans

"Everyone knows cats are on a higher level of existence. These silly humans are just too big-headed to admit their inferiority."

"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." ~ Anonymous

"If a cat did not put a firm paw down now and then, how could his human remain possessed." ~ Winifred Carriere

You call to a dog and a dog will break its neck to get to you. Dogs just want to please. Call to a cat and its attitude is, "What's in it for me?" ~ Lewis Grizzard

"Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God." ~ Author Unknown

"Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it." ~ Robert A. Heinlein

"Cats only pretend to be domesticated if they think there's a bowl of milk in it for them." ~ Robin Williams

Cats always seem so very wise, when staring with their half-closed eyes. Can they be thinking, "I'll be nice, and maybe she will feed me twice?" ~ Bette Midler

"The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants care and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical." ~ William S. Burroughs

"You can keep a dog, but it is the cat who keeps people because cats find humans useful domestic animals." ~ George Mikes

"A cat will wait until you've read your morning paper before tearing it to shreds."

"Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties." ~ W. L. George

"A cat will be your friend, but never your slave." ~ Theophile Gautier

"In the middle of a world that had always been a bit mad, the cat walks with confidence." ~ Rosanne Amberson

"A cat will do what it wants when it wants, and there's not a thing you can do about it." ~ Frank Perkins

"If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later when it could appear that she had thought of doing so first." ~ Arthur Weigall

"Dogs remember faces, cats places." ~ English Proverb

"The cat has nine lives - three for playing, three for straying, and three for staying." ~ English Proverb

"Happy owner, happy cat. Indifferent owner, reclusive cat." ~ Chinese Proverb

"The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry." ~ French Proverb

"If cats had wings there would be no ducks in the lake." ~ Indian Proverb

"That cat that has its mouth burned by drinking hot milk will not drink even buttermilk without first blowing upon it." ~ Indian Proverb

"Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat." ~ Irish Proverb

"To please himself only the cat purrs." ~ Irish Proverb

"The cat always leaves a mark on his friend." ~ Spanish Proverb

"If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich." ~ African Proverb

"The cat was created when the lion sneezed." ~ Arabian Proverb

"When the cat and mouse agree, the grocer is ruined." ~ Persian Proverb

These were some of the best quotes and sayings that say a lot about these silent creatures. Cats are royal animals and they know they have what it takes to get the humans weak in their knees. I hope this article has got you a smile on your face and a nod in agreement.