Cat Quotes
Dog or cat? Which animal makes a better pet has been a contentious topic in households for years. Nothing beats a warm hug from our fluffy, meowing companions for those of us who are solidly on Team Cat. Simply put, cat owners believe their pets are pawsitively fantastic whether they have long hair, short hair, tabby, or black fur. Thusly, we’ve got 125 Adorable Cat Quotes ( Funny Love cat Quotes ) that are sure to make your ears meow.
There are only two types of individuals in the world: cat lovers and cat haters. Neither group can ever be ignored. Cats come to mind when discussing the ideal fusion of cute and evil.
Each one is sassier than the last and comes in a variety of sizes, colours, and shapes. Cat lovers can feel comforted knowing that their pets will survive the end of the world because an army of these furry creatures is likely to bring it about.
We can sincerely hope that they will spare their owners, but who knows. Here are the funniest and wisest cat quotes and sayings we could find as a tribute to the felines.
Adorable Cat Quotes
1. “Books. Cats. Life is Good.” — Edward Gorey
2. “A kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.” — Poet Robert Sowthey
3. “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” — French author Jules Renard
4. “A meow massages the heart.” — Politician Stuart McMillan
5. “Never trust a man who hates cats.” — Television journalist Jane Pauley
6. “Dogs own space and cats own time.” — Novelist Nicola Griffith
7. “A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.” — French poet Theophile Gautier
8. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” — Journalist Ellen Perry Berkeley
9. “Cats choose us; we don’t own them.” — Author Kristin Cast
10. “Cats will outsmart dogs every time.” — Author John Grogan
11. “I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.” — Playwright William Shakespeare
12. “The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself.” — Writer William S. Burroughs
13. “Purr more, hiss less.” — Cat writer Linda C. Marchman
14. “A dog, I have always said, is prose; a cat is a poem.” — Poet Jean Burden
15. “Dogs like everyone. Cats choose who to like.” — Writer Lauren Myracle
16. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” — Veterinarian and writer James Herriot
17. “What greater gift than the love of a cat.” — Writer Charles Dickens
18. “A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.” – Theophile Gautier
19. “Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.” – Anonymous
20. “No home is complete without the pitter patter of kitty feet.” Unknown
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21. “Cats are only human; they have their faults.” – Kingsley Amis
22. “Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.” – William S. Burroughs
23. “Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.” – Sir Walter Scott
24. “‘Meow’ means ‘woof’ in cat.” — Comedian George Carlin
25. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” – Ellen Perry Berkeley
26. “You know how it is with cats: They don’t really have owners, they have staff.” — Author PC Cast
27. “Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it.” — Novelist Gillian Flynn
28. “Never try to out-stubborn a cat.” — Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein
29. “I have lived with several Zen masters—all of them cats.” — Spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle
30. “To err is human, to purr is feline.” — Author Robert Byrne
31. “The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats… ” — Albert Einstein
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32. “There are no ordinary cats.” — French novelist Colette
33. “Dogs have their day but cats have 365.” — Cat writer Lillian Jackson Braun
34. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” — Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud
35. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” — Polymath Leonardo da Vinci
36. “Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats.” — Author Connie Willis
37. “Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.” — Author William S. Burroughs
38. “A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.” – Robert Southey
39. “For a man to truly understand rejection, he must first be ignored by a cat.” – Anon
40. “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has purpose.” – Garrison Keillor
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41. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” — Novelist Terry Pratchett
42. “There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.” — Humanitarian Albert Schweitzer
43. “A lie is like a cat: you need to stop it before it gets out the door or it’s really hard to catch.” – Charles M. Blow
44. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” — Literary editor Tay Hohoff
45. “There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer
46. “I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” – Bill Dana
47. “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” – Robert A. Heinlein
48. “Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” — Professor Mary Bly
49. “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” — Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein
50. “In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.” — Philosopher Michel de Montaigne
51. “Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” — Actor James Mason
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52. “If cats looked like frogs we’d realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That’s what people remember.” – Terry Pratchett
53. “A cat doesn’t care if you are smart or dumb, give him your heart and he will give you his.” – Abraham Lincoln
54. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” – Mason Cooley
55. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” – Hippolyte Taine
56. “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” – Jules Verne
57. “A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” – Mark Twain
58. “Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.” — Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis
59. “Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.” – Jim Davis
60. “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.” – Garrison Keillor
61. “Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
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62. “Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.” – W. L. George
63. “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.” – Paula Poundstone
64. “The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal — or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.” – Elizabeth Peters
65. “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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66. “When a cat adopts you, there is nothing to be done about it except to put up with it until the wind changes.” — Poet T.S. Eliot
67. “Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience.” — Poet Pam Brown
68. “How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven.” — Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein
69. “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” — Author Jules Verne
70. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” — French historian Hippolyte Taine
71. “Your house will always be blessed with love, laughter, and friendship if you have a cat.” — Author Lewis Carroll
72. “A cat doesn’t care if you are smart or dumb, give him your heart and he will give you his.” — President Abraham Lincoln
73. “Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.” — Writer Joseph Wood Krutch
74. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” — Aphorist Mason Cooley
75. “A cat is there when you call her—if she doesn’t have something better to do.” — Music journalist Bill Adler
76. “Two things are aesthetically perfect in the world—the clock and the cat.” — French philosopher Emile Auguste Chartier
77. “I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.” — English writer Neil Gaiman
78. “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe murderer.” — Comedian Paula Poundstone
79. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.” — French writer, artist, and filmmaker Jean Cocteau
80. “The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.” —Author Elizabeth Peters
81. “A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” — Writer Ernest Hemingway
82. “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.” — Writer Mark Twain
Funny Cat Quotes
83. “All cats like being the focus of attention.” – Peter Gray
84. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” – James Herriot
85. “Meow is like aloha – it can mean anything.” – Hank Ketchum
86. “In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” – Unknown
87. “Dogs have owners, Cats have staff.” – Unknown
88. “One cat just leads to another.” – Ernest Hemingway, Writer
89. “Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.” – Mason Cooley
90. “Cats are kindly masters, just so long as you remember your place.” – Paul Gray
91. “The cat is above all things, a dramatist.” – Margaret Benson ( funny quotes cats )
92. “It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.” – Cynthia E. Varnado
93. “One day I was counting the cats and I absent-mindedly counted myself.” – Bobbie Ann Mason
94. “Cats have it all: admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.” – Rod McKuen
95. “The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now.” – Lloyd Alexander
96. “If cats could write history, their history would be mostly about cats.” – Eugen Weber
97. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett
98. “Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys?” – John Steinbeck
99. “Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience.” – Pam Brown, Poet ( funny cat quotes )
100. “A cat will do what it wants when it wants, and there’s not a thing you can do about it.” – Frank Perkins, Composer
101. “Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.” – Sir Walter Scott, Writer
102. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” – Ellen Perry Berkeley, Writer
103. “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an ax-murderer.” – Paula Poundstone, Humorist ( funny cat quotes )
104. “Cats never listen. They’re dependable that way; when Rome burned, the emperor’s cats still expected to be fed on time.” – Seanan McGuire, Writer
105. “I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance – a sharp, vindictive glance.” – James Thurber, Cartoonist and Humorist
106. “Cats have a scam going – you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that’s the deal.” – Eddie Izzard, Actor ( cat quotes funny )
107. “My cat is not insane, she’s just a really good actress.” – P.C. Cast, Writer
108. “The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be.” – Elizabeth Peters, Writer
109. “I read that when cats are cuddling and kneading you, and you think it’s cute, they’re really just checking your vitals for weak spots.” – Kandyse McClure, Actor ( cat quotes funny )
Love Cat Quotes
110. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.” – Jean Cocteau
111. “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”
112. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” – Tay Hohoff
113. “The cat is above all things, a dramatist.”
114. “I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy.” – Amy Lee
115. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
116. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” ( Love Cat Quotes )
117. “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” – Charles Dickens
118. “Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.”
119. “People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.” – Susan Easterly
120. “When Rome burned, the emperor’s cats still expected to be fed on time.”
121. “I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.” – Nafisa Joseph ( Love Cat Quotes )
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122. “How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.” – Robert A. Heinlein
123. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.”
124. “Time spent with a cat is never wasted.” – Sigmund Freud
125. “Cats choose us, we don’t own them.” – Kristen Cast
126. “A meow massages the heart.” – Stuart McMillan ( Love Cat Quotes )
127. “Your house will always be blessed with love, laughter, and friendship if you have a cat.” – Lewis Carroll
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