Quotations About Cats I

I have noticed that what cats most appreciate in a human being is not the ability to produce food which they take for granted, but his or her entertainment value. ~Author Unknown


It is remarkable, in cats, that the outer life they reveal to their masters is one of perpetual boredom. ~Robley Wilson, Jr.


He swings from the chandelier, he paws my peanut butter, and he knocks over my drink in the most unfortunate places in the house - but I still love him like crazy. It's like a hairball in my heart. ~Audra Foveo-Alba


The smart cat doesn't let on that he is. ~H.G. Frommer


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


I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream. ~William Shakespeare, Henry IV


If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr. ~Martin Buxbaum


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


The cat is above all things, a dramatist. ~Margaret Benson


Meow is like aloha - it can mean anything. ~Hank Ketchum


An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five year old. ~Carl Van Vechten


Cats were put into the world to disprove the dogma that all things were created to serve man. ~Paul Gray


If the claws didn't retract, cats would be like Velcro. ~Bruce Fogle


A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket handkerchief if it wants to. ~Louis J. Camuti


Most cats do not approach humans recklessly. The possibility of concealed weapons, clods or sticks, tend to make them reserved. Homeless cats in particular - with some justification, unfortunately - consider humans their natural enemies. Much ceremony must be observed, and a number of diplomatic feelers put out, before establishing a state of truce. ~Lloyd Alexander


God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of caressing the lion. ~Fernand Mery


Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. ~Jeff Valdez


If only cats grew into kittens. ~R. Stern


If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote for the purr. ~Barbara L. Diamond