Cat Quotes

• What greater gift than the love of a cat.

  Charles Dickens

  Animal, Humanity, Pet

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

  Jeff Valdez

  Dog, Believe, Kitten

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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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  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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• The cat is nature's masterpiece.

  Leonardo da Vinci

  Masterpiece

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

  Stanley Spencer

  Found

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

  Joseph Wood Krutch

  Eye, Kitten, Purring

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• A meow massages the heart.

  Stuart McMillan

  Heart, Animal, Humanity

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• Cats invented self-esteem.

  Erma Bombeck

  Self Esteem, Self, Esteem

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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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• Time spent with cats is never wasted.

  Sigmund Freud

  Time, Animal, Humanity

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• I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.

  Eckhart Tolle

  Spiritual, Meditation, Masters

  Eckhart Tolle (2010). “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment”, p.190, New World Library

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• A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.

  Ernest Hemingway

  Honesty, Emotional, Feelings

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

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• Dogs would make totally incompetent criminals. If you could somehow get a group of dogs to understand the concept of the Kennedy assassination, they would all immediately confess to it. Whereas you'll never see a cat display any kind of guilty behavior, despite the fact that several cats were seen in Dallas on the grassy knoll area, not that I wish to start rumors.

  Dave Barry

  Dog, Wish, Rumor

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• A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

  Groucho Marx

  Inspirational, Funny, Humor

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• Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Inspirational, Dog, Thinking

  Christopher Hitchens (2007). “The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever”, p.16, Da Capo Press

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• 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

  Happy, Humorous, Thinking

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• Looking at a cat, like looking at clouds or stars or the ocean, makes it difficult to believe there is nothing miraculous in this world.

  Leonard Michaels

  Stars, Believe, Ocean

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• In Istanbul I met a man who said he knew beyond a doubt that God was a cat. I asked why he was so sure, and the man said, "When I pray to him, he ignores me."

  Lowell Thomas

  Men, Istanbul, Doubt

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