101+ Inspirational Cat Quotes

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Here’s 101 Cat Quotes to Inspire You.

1. “In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett
2. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” – Leonardo da Vinci
3. “Kittens are angels with whiskers.” – Alexis Flora Hope
4. “A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.” – Theophile Gautier
5. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” – Ellen Perry Berkeley
6. “Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.” – William S. Burroughs
7. “Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.” – Jeff Valdez
8. “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
9.  “Meow is like aloha – it can mean anything.” – Hank Ketchum
10. “In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” – English Proverb
11. “A meow massages the heart.” – Stuart McMillan
12. “Cats can be cooperative when something feels good, which, to a cat, is the way everything is supposed to feel as much of the time as possible.” – Roger Caras
13. “Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” – James Mason
14. “There are no ordinary cats.” – Colette
15. “The phrase “domestic cat” is an oxymoron.” – George F. Will
16. “What greater gift than the love of a cat.” – Charles Dickens
17. “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” – Jules Reynard
18. “My cat speaks sign language with her tail.” – Robert A. Stern
19. “Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.” – Robertson Davies
20. “Most cats, when they are Out want to be In, and vice versa, and often simultaneously.” – Louis J. Camuti
21. “Keep an eye on the cat and another on the frying pan.” – Proverb
22. “People that don’t like cats haven’t met the right one yet.” – Deborah A. Edwards
23. “You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.” – Jane Pauley
24. “You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.” – George Mikes
25. “To err is human, to purr is feline.” – Robert Byrne
26. “The cat loves fish, but she’s loath to wet her feet.” – Proverb
27. “The way to keep a cat is to try to chase it away.” – E.W. Howe
28. “Those who play with cats must expect to be scratched.” – Proverb
29. “Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.” – Jeff Valdez
30. “Any household with at least one feline member has no need for an alarm clock.” – Louise A. Belcher
31. “Dogs have owners, cats have staff.” – Author Unknown
32. “One must love a cat on its own terms.” – Paul Gray
33. “Dogs eat. Cats dine.” – Ann Taylor
34. “I pet her and she pays me back in purrs.” – Terri Guillemets
35. “Cats only pretend to be domesticated if they think there’s a bowl of milk in it for them.” – Robin Williams
36. “Every dog has his day — but the nights are reserved for the cats.” – Author Unknown
37. “A meow massages the heart.” – Stuart McMillan
38. “Are we really sure the purring is coming from the kitty and not from our very own hearts?” – Terri Guillemets
39. “It’s really the cat’s house — we just pay the mortgage.” – Author Unknown
40. “Cats have an infallible understanding of total concentration — and get between you and it.” – Arthur Bridges
41. “The smart cat doesn’t let on that he is.” – H.G. Frommer
42. “I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.” – William Shakespeare, Henry IV
43. “If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.” – Martin Buxbaum
44. “The cat is above all things, a dramatist.” – Margaret Benson
45. “A dog will flatter you but you have to flatter the cat.” – George Mikes
46. “A cat sees no good reason why it should obey another animal, even if it does stand on two legs.”- Sarah Thompson
47. “If a dog jumps into your lap it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing it is because your lap is warmer.” – A. N. Whitehead
48. “Two things are aesthetically perfect in the world – the clock and the cat.” – Emile Auguste Chartier
49. “Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them in about six days, take a look around, then close them again for the better part of their lives.” – Stephen Baker
50. “You can’t own a cat. The best you can do is be partners.” – Sir Harry Swanson
51. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” – Tay Hohoff
52. “Most beds sleep up to six cats. Ten cats without the owner.” – Stephen Baker
53. “One cat just leads to another.” – Ernest Hemingway
54. “A cat will do what it wants when it wants, and there’s not a thing you can do about it.” – Frank Perkins
55. “The purr from cat to man says, ‘You bring me happiness; I am at peace with you.'” – Barbara L. Diamond
56. “In reality, cats are probably better off remaining indoors and sending out their humans to deal with the outside world.” – Dr. Phyllis Sherman Raschke
57. “I would gladly change places with any of my cats.” – George Ney
58. “The cat does not negotiate with the mouse.” – Robert K. Massie
59. “One of the quickest ways to a cat’s brain is through its stomach.” – Ian Dunbar, Ph.D.
60. “When a cat chooses to be friendly, it’s a big deal, because a cat is picky.” – Mike Deupree
61. “I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.” – William Shakespeare, Henry IV
62. “Which is more beautiful–feline movement or feline stillness?” – Elizabeth Hamilton
63. “I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat.” Edgar Allan Poe
64. “Cats, like men, are flatterers.” – Walter Savage Landor
65. “Because his long, white whiskers tickled, I began every day laughing.” – Janet F. Faure
66. “Cleanliness in the cat world is usually a virtue put above godliness.” – Carl Van Vechten
67. “Unlike us, cats never outgrow their delight in cat capacities, nor do they settle finally for limitations. Cats, I think, live out their lives fulfilling their expectations.” – Irving Townsend
68. “Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.” – Mason Cooley
69. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” – Hippolyte Taine
70. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” -Mason Cooley
71. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” – James Herriot
72. “Just watching my cats can make me happy.” – Paula Cole
73. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.” – Jean Cocteau
74. “No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.” – Abraham Lincoln
75. “A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.” – Robert Southey
76. “A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor.” – Champfleury
77. “Cats have it all – admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.” – Rod McKuen
78. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” – Sigmund Freud
79. “Cats choose us; we don’t own them.” – Kristin Cast
80. ““I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” – Bill Dana
81. “Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.” – Pam Brown
82. “Cats do care. For example they know instinctively what time we have to be at work in the morning and they wake us up twenty minutes before the alarm goes off.” – Michael Nelson
83. “You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.” – Colonial American proverb
84. “There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten.” – Jules Champfleury
85. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” – Robert A. Heinlein
86. “Books. Cats. Life is Good.” – Edward Gorey
87.  “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” – Charles Dickens
88. “You can’t ever be a cat owner; in the best of cases it allows you to be their companion.” – Harry Swanson
89.  “It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.” – Cynthia E. Varnado
90. “I love all animals. I just happen to prefer cats. They’re really chill, and they’re loving yet not loving. I relate to them, in a way.” – Camren Bicondova
91. “The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now.” – Lloyd Alexander
92.  “The cat is the only animal that has managed to tame man.”  – Marce Mauss
93. “The cat could very well be man’s best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.” – Doug Larson
94. “If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it and soak it up.” – J.A. McIntosh
95. “The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manages to find a living in the city.” – Carl van Vechten
96. “There’s no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat.” – Wesley Bates
97. “Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow.” – Monica Edwards
98. “People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.” – Susan Easterly
99. “Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire, he is still only a whisker away from the wilds.” – Jean Burden
100. “She clawed her way into my heart and wouldn’t let go.” – Terri Guillemets
101. “Cat lovers’ hearts are meow-shaped and covered in stray fur.” – Terri Guillemets

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