best quotations about
Cats |
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Quotations
 | All cats are mortal. Socrates is mortal. Therefore Socrates is a cat. — Eugene Ionesco, 1912-1994, French-Romanian playwright (making a parody of the classic syllogism by Aristotle) 10 likes |
 | If cats looked like frogs we’d realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 9 likes |
 | A philosopher is a blind man in a dark room looking for a black cat that isn't there. A theologian is the man who finds it. — H.L. Mencken, 1880-1956, American columnist & cultural critic 8 likes |
 | I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. — Jean Cocteau, 1889-1963, French artist 6 likes |
 | When I play with my cat, who knows if I am not a pastime to her more than she is to me? — Michel de Montaigne, 1533-1592, French thinker 5 likes |
 | No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens. — Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President 4 likes |
 | 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. — Alfred North Whitehead, 1861-1947, British philosopher & mathematician 4 likes |
 | I am the cat that walks alone. — William Maxwell, 1908-2000, American writer 1 likes |
| In ancient times, cats were worshiped as gods. They have never forgotten this. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 1 likes |
 | It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal, one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly. — Théophile Gautier, 1811-1872, French poet & writer 1 likes |
 | My cat knows the meaning of life, but has no interest in sharing the secret. — Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-2025, British cartoonist & epigrammatist 1 likes |
 | If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat. — Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, British Sci-Fi writer 1 likes |
 | I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. — Jules Verne, 1826-1905, French writer 1 likes |
 | As my cat would say, all hours are good for sleeping. — José Saramago, 1922-2010, Portuguese writer [Nobel 1998] 1 likes |
 | I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat. — Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849, American writer 1 likes |
 | Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. — Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer 1 likes |
Funny Quotes
 | Our vet told us that because of my cooking our cat has only two lives left. — Phyllis Diller, 1917-2012, American comedian 4 likes |
| Cats will amusingly tolerate humans only until someone comes up with a tin opener that can be operated with a paw. — Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer 1 likes |
Proverbs
 | When the cat's away, the mice will play. 8 likes |
