(654 quotes found)
“As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.”
Ellen Perry Berkeley
“The cat is the animal to whom the Creator gave the biggest eye, the softest fur, the most supremely delicate nostrils, a mobile ear, an unrivaled paw and a curved claw borrowed from the rose-tree.”
Sidonie Gabrielle
“A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket handkerchief if it wants to.”
Louis Camuti
“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”
Geoffrey Household
“How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.”
Robert Heinlein
“While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.”
Mark Twain
“When your cat rubs the side of its face along your leg, it's affectionately marking you with its scent, identifying you as its private property, saying, in effect, 'You belong to me'”
Susan McDonough
“Cats don't like change without their consent.”
Roger Caras
“What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of cats?”
Henry David Thoreau
“It's better to feed one cat than many mice.”
Norwegian Proverb