Cat Quotes

A few of our favorite quotes about cats and their people!

There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.

 

Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

 

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

 

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

“No heaven will not ever Heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me.” ~ Anonymous

“Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank Him for not having given it wings.” ~ African Proverb

“Where there are no tigers, a wildcat is very self-important.” ~ Korean Proverb

 

“He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount.” ~ Traditional Proverb

 

“A tiger does not have to proclaim its tigritude.” ~ Nigerian Proverb

 

“There’s no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat.” ~ Wesley Bates

 

“Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!” ~ Theophile Gautier

 

“The Cat. He walked by himself, and all places were alike to him.” ~ Rudyard Kipling

 

“In the beginning, God created man, but seeing him so feeble, He gave him the cat.” ~ Warren Eckstein

 

“If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because you lap is warmer.” ~ Alfred North Whitehead

 

“When I play with my cat, who knows whether she is not amusing herself with me more than I with her.” ~ Montaigne

 

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” ~ Martin Buber

 

“In a cat’s eyes, all things belong to cats.” ~ English Proverb

 

“It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens that what ever you say to them, they always purr.” ~ Lewis Carroll

 

“If a cat does something, we call it instinct; if we do the same thing, for the same reason, we call it intelligence.” ~ Will Cuppy

 

“The last thing I would accuse a cat of is innocence.” ~ Edward Paley (1786-1847)

 

“A cat’s eyes are windows enable us to see into another world.” ~ Irish Legend

 

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” ~ Leonardo da Vinci

 

“If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat.” ~ Mark Twain

 

“Nothing’s more playful than a young cat, nor more grave than an old one.” ~ Thomas Fuller

 

“If a cat did not put a firm paw down now and then, how could his human remain possessed.” ~ Winifred Carriere