Cat Quotes

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from mark twain:


Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat. (Mark Twain)



If animals could speak the dog would be a a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. (Mark Twain)

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from ernest hemingway:

One cat just leads to another. (Ernest Hemingway)



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

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from stephen baker:

Most beds sleep up to six cats. Ten cats without the owner. (Stephen Baker)

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)



Cats' hearing apparatus is built to allow the human voice to easily go in one ear and out the other. (Stephen Baker)

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from collette:

There are no ordinary cats. (Colette)

Time spent with cats is never wasted. (Colette)



By associating with the cat, one only risks becoming richer. (Colette)

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I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. (Jean Cocteau)

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The smallest feline is a masterpiece. (Leonardo da Vinci)

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There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. (Albert Schweitzer)

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I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. (Jules Verne)

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Of all animals, the cat alone attains to the comtemplative life. He regards the wheel of existence from without, like the Buddha.(Andrew Lang)