(10 quotes found)
“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
Hippolyte Taine
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.”
Milan Kundera
“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human kind.”
Cleveland Amory
“Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morning. He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, although he may climb the drapes to see how the room looks from the ceiling.”
Helen Powers
“The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.”
Samuel Butler
“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.”
Terry Pratchett
“When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their mood but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even.”
Percy Bysshe Shelley
“If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.”
Phil Pastoret
“When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.”
Michel de Montaigne
“The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.”
Carl Van Vechten
