Cat Quotes

• The cat is nature's masterpiece.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Masterpiece

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  The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.

  William S. Burroughs

  Pet, Doe, Feline

  William S. Burroughs (2007). “Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader”, p.504, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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  It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

  Theophile Gautier

  Inspirational, Motivational, Friendship

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• What greater gift than the love of a cat.

  Charles Dickens

  Animal, Humanity, Pet

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• Wherever a cat sits, there shall happiness be found.

  Stanley Spencer

  Found

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  I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.

  Jean Cocteau

  Dog, Home, Animal

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is nothing sweeter than his peace when at rest, for there is nothing brisker than his life when in motion.

  Christopher Smart

  Christopher Smart (2016). “Routledge Revivals: The Collected Poems of Christopher Smart (1949): Volume One”, p.329, Routledge

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• My cat knows the meaning of life, but has no interest in sharing the secret.

  Ashleigh Brilliant

  Secret, Meaning Of Life, Interest

  Ashleigh Brilliant (1985). “All I Want is a Warm Bed and a Kind Word and Unlimited Power: Even More Brilliant Thoughts”, Brilliant Enterprises

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• When it comes to knowing how to relax, cats are the original yoga experts.

  Patricia Curtis

  Yoga, Knowing, Relax

  Patricia Curtis (1982). “The Indoor Cat: How to Understand, Enjoy, and Care for House Cats”, Perigee Books

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• Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  "Time Enough for Love". Book by Robert A. Heinlein, 1973.

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• In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.

  Terry Pratchett

  Inspirational, Motivational, Animal

  "Ghost Cats : Human Encounters with Feline Spirits" by Dusty Rainbolt, (p. 7), 2007.

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• Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.

  Jeff Valdez

  Dog, Believe, Kitten

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• Time spent with cats is never wasted.

  Sigmund Freud

  Time, Animal, Humanity

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• In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats.

  Joseph Wood Krutch

  Eye, Kitten, Purring

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  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

  Dog, Animal, Appreciate

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• A house without a cat is like a day without sunshine, a pie without fromage, a dinner without wine.

  Julia Child

  Wine, Sunshine, Pie

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• To anyone who has ever been owned by a cat, it will come as no surprise that there are all sorts of things about your cat you will never, as long as you live, forget. Not the least of these is your first sight of him or her.

  Cleveland Amory

  Sight, Long, Firsts

  Cleveland Amory (2002). “The cat who came for Christmas ; The cat and the curmudgeon ; The best cat ever”

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• When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction.

  Mark Twain

  Men, Introduction, Comrade

  "Who Is Mark Twain? (An Incident)". Book by Mark Twain, April 21, 2009.

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• Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.

  Lilian Jackson Braun

  Animal, Humanity, Strikes

  Lilian Jackson Braun (1989). “The Cat Who Went Underground”, p.59, Penguin

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• Cats invented self-esteem.

  Erma Bombeck

  Self Esteem, Self, Esteem

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• I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.

  Edgar Allan Poe

  Inspirational, Life, Writing

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• Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, offer no angles to the wind. They slip, diminished, neat, through loopholes less than themselves.

  A. S. J. Tessimond

  Wind, Shadow, Liquid

  Cats (1934) p. 20

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• A meow massages the heart.

  Stuart McMillan

  Heart, Animal, Humanity

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• I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.

  Jules Verne

  Believe, Clouds, Pet

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• There is nothing in the animal world, to my mind, more delightful than grown cats at play. They are so swift and light and graceful, so subtle and designing, and yet so richly comic.

  Monica Edwards

  Animal, Light, Play

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