Flippy's Title CAT QUOTES The following are some quotes relating to cats by some famous and some

not-so-fa mous people. The one thing that they all have in common is their love for kitties. My friends say they want to be re-incarnated as one of my cats. I tell my wi fe, that you can't spoil a cat. That's the way they are supposed to be treated a nd anything less is unacceptable. - Robert Megee If "The child is the father of the man," why is not the kitten father of the cat? If in the little boy there lurks the infant likeness of all that manhood w ill complete, why does not the kitten betray some of the attributes common to th e adult puss? A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense. W e never hear our friends say they love puppies, but cannot bear dogs. A kitten i s a thing apart; and many people who lack the discriminating enthusiasm for cats , who regard these beautiful beasts with aversion and mistrust, are won over eas ily, and cajoled our of their prejudices by the deceitful wiles of kittenhood. Agnes Repplier His markings, month by month, became more beautiful, lines of autumn bracken colours with shapes which reminded me of currents on a quiet sea. True that at times his head, because of his youth, looked scraggy, even his body sometimes lo oked scraggy, but suddenly for some reason like the change of light, or of mood, he looked his potential. This was going to be a champion cat. - Derek Tangye He is in youth swift, pliant and merry, and leapeth and rusheth on all thing that is before him; and is lead by a staw and playeth there with. - Bartholomae us Anglieus But buds will be roses, and kittens, cats - more's the pity. - Louisa May Al cott Once upon a time there were three kittens, and their names were Mitten, Tom Kitten, and Moppet. They had dear little fur coats of their own; and they tumble d about the doorstep and played in the dust. - Beatrix Potter Four little Persians, but one only looked my direction. I extended a tentati ve finger and two soft paws clung to it. There was a contented sound of purring, I suspect on both our parts. - George Freedley A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played by t his incomparable actor. - Champfleury Gather kittens while you may, Time brings only sorrow; And the kittens of to day; Will be old cats tomorrow. - Oliver Herford I have just been given a very engaging Persian kitten... and his opinion is that I have been given to him. - Evelyn Underhill An ordinary kitten will ask more questions than any five-year-old boy. - Car l Van Vechten Kittens, kittens, showers of kittens, visitations of kittens. So many, you s ee them as kitten, like leaves growing on a bare branch, staying heavy and green , then falling exactly the same every year. People coming to visit say: What hap pened to that lovely kitten? What lovely kitten? They are all lovely kittens. Doris Lessing

My cat speaks sign language with her tail. - Robert A. Stern A cat improves the garden wall in sunshine, and the hearth in foul weather. - Judith Merkle Riley The cat is the only animal without visible means of support who still manage s to find a living in the city. - Carl van Vechten A dog, I have always said, is prose; a cat is a poem. - Jean Burden No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat, and no amount of maski ng tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch. - Leo Dworken I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It's no t. Mine had me trained in two days. - Bill Dana There is something about the presence of a cat... that seems to take the bit e out of being alone. - Louis J. Camuti In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should hav e a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him. - Dereke Rita It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kitt ens. - Cynthia E. Varnado Kittens can happen to anyone. - Paul Gallico The cat is the animal to whom the Creator gave the biggest eye, the softest fur, the most supremely delicate nostrils, a mobile ear, an unrivaled paw and a curved claw borrowed from the rose-tree. - Colette I don't think it is so much the actual bath that most cats dislike; I think it's the fact that they have to spend a good part of the day putting their hair back in place. - Debbie Peterson To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by. - Stephen Baker No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens . - Abraham Lincoln Ignorant people think it is the noise which fighting cats make that is so ag gravating, but it ain't so; it is the sickening grammar that they use. - Mark Tw ain Who among us hasn't envied a cat's ability to ignore the cares of daily life and to relax completely? - Karen Brademeyer 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 Some people own cats and go on to lead normal lives. - Author Unknown The cat is above all things, a dramatist. - Margaret Benson If only cats grew into kittens. - R. Stern If there were to be a universal sound depicting peace, I would surely vote f

or the purr. - Barbara L. Diamond There is something so peculiar in a cat's mysterious ways... - Eliot Walker [fl. 19th century] A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. - Jules Vern e [1828-1905] I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. - Jules Verne [1828-1905] Is there any animal that can move with such stealth and silent grace as a ca t? - Author Unknown Often cats wear an expression suggesting that mere humans should be grateful that cats condescend to live with them. - Author Unknown You know the cat rules the house when he's sleeping in the best armchair and you're sitting on the floor. - Author Unknown Nothing is so deflating as a cat's perfect indifference. - Author Unknown Cats are so sleek and perfectly groomed, they can make one feel a little ash amed of one's appearance sometimes. - Author Unknown Go to top of page A neighbour's cat, sitting on the wall, waiting to be stroked, brightens up an otherwise miserable walk to work. - Author Unknown Cats are amazingly agile - they like to sidestep humans on the stairs and sm irk as they hurtle headlong. - Author Unknown Wedging itself between face and book, the cat's expression says, "You didn't really want to read that did you?" - Author Unknown A kitten brings a home to life. - Author Unknown The cat is the only animal I would willingly swap places with for an afterno on. - Author Unknown Cats are perfect companions. Independent and resourceful, yet there when you need a cuddle. - Author Unknown Velvety soft, yet full of claws - softness and sharpness exist side by side in this fascinating animal. - Author Unknown Is there anything quite as expressive as a cat's tail? Kinked or straight it tells the story of a hundred moods. - Author Unknown A cat will tolerate cuddling and stroking - if she has nothing better to do. - Author Unknown Cats seem always to be finding new ways to do nothing. - Author Unknown A cute expression and a purr, and the latest "shredding incident" is forgott en. - Author Unknown Cats are the only pets who take all from us without ever surrendering their independence. - Author Unknown

Cats have the ability to find comfort in virtually any environment. - Author Unknown Is there anything as beautiful as a cat's eyes? Jewel-like they captivate th e heart. - Author Unknown A little cat, meowing by the front door - the perfect welcome home after a h ard day at work. - Author Unknown Lovingly administer the pill prescribed by the vet and the cat will bite you to thank you for your pains. - Author Unknown The friendship of a cat is all the sweeter because they are such discriminat ing animals. - Author Unknown The purr - the most relaxing sound in the world. - Author Unknown Whoever coined the phrase "poetry in motion" must have had the cat in mind. - Author Unknown Cats fill a home with cozyness. - Author Unknown Go to top of page Nothing is quite as scrutinizing as a cat's stare. - Author Unknown Even the fattest cat looks graceful. - Author Unknown Even the smallest, scruffiest cat has the capacity to look elegant. - Author Unknown To others she may seem just a common little moggy, but to me she is my frien d, confidante and comfort. - Author Unknown In any room, in any situation, a cat will seek out the most comfortable spot . - Author Unknown A cat will sleep anywhere but in its designated "cat bed". - Author Unknown There are as many different characters of cats as there are colours - and al l utterly captivating. - Author Unknown As every cat owner knows cats are individuals - some cats are skittish, some grave, some lazy - all lovable! - Author Unknown Cats are seductive. It's hard not to love an animal that's so in love with i tself. - Author Unknown We can't help but admire cats' devious nature. Eager to please, loyal doggie s are so boring by comparison. - Author Unknown If humans are so smart and cats are "dumb animals", how come we work whilst cats doze in the sunshine? - Author Unknown Of course cats are smarter than dogs - it takes intelligence to be that devi ous! - Author Unknown The soft little ball of fur conceals a lion's heart. - Author Unknown How clumsy, slow and shuffling we must seem to the agile cat! Luckily for us

they tolerate us. - Author Unknown Cats are the most cunning - what other creatures would we allow to destroy o ur furniture and still love? - Author Unknown To you it may look like a beautiful new chair - to a cat it's one big scratc h post. - Author Unknown Just because you provide food, shelter and medicine for your cat, don't dare to expect any gratitude. - Author Unknown Everything that moves, serves to interest and amuse a cat. - F.A. Paradis de Moncrif [1687-1770] Obviously cats are superior to dogs - cats would never deign to roll over on demand. - Author Unknown When you next step in a small mammal's guts, remember, it's just your cat's way of saying, "I love you". - Author Unknown Go to top of page You know you're a cat lover when your cat has smoken salmon for tea... and y ou have beans on toast. - Author Unknown Nobody can give a withering stare quite as crushing as a disdainful cat. - A uthor Unknown Buy a "cat toy" and it'll be surveyed with complete indifference. However an expensive scarf... naturally, it's cat toy heaven! - Author Unknown A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel. - Portugu ese Proverb I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat. - Edgar Allan Poe [1809-1849] Kittens believe that all nature is occupied with their diversion. - F.A. Par adis de Moncrif [1687-1770] Nobody can truly own a cat. - Old British Saying A cat's eyes, blazing fiercely through the dark - a connection to a primeval world we had forgotten. - Author Unknown It's better to feed one cat than many mice. - Norwegian Proverb Gaze with those bright languid segments green, and prick those velvet ears but prithee do not stick thy latent talons in me... - John Keats [1795-1821], f rom "To Mrs Reynold's Cat" A cat's got her own opinion of human beings. She don't say much, but you can tell enough to make you anxious not to hear the whole of it. - Jerome K. Jerome [1859-1927] A cat's a saint when there are no mice about. - Japanese Proverb Happy is the home with at least one cat. - Italian Proverb Who could believe such pleasure from a wee ball o' fur? - Irish Saying

Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat. - Irish Proverb Even a cat is a lion in her own lair. - Indian Proverb A cat's eyes are windows enabling us to see into another world. - Irish Lege nd A cat would eat fish, and would not wet her feet. - John Heywood [c.1497-c.1 580] Dynasties of cats, as numerous as the dynasties of the Pharaohs, succeed eac h other under my roof. - Theophile Gautier [1811-1872] The cat is a dilettante in fur. - Theophile Gautier [1811-1872] Go to top of page [A cat] will lie the whole evening on your knee, purring and happy in your s ociety... - Theophile Gautier [1811-1872] [A cat] will make itself the companion of your hours of work, of loneliness, or of sadness. - Theophile Gautier [1811-1872] Once [a cat] has given its love, what absolute confidence, what fidelity of affection! - Theophile Gautier [1811-1872] If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave. - Theophile Gautier [1811-1872] It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. - Theophile Gautier [1811 -1872] No workman can guild a door which shall be proof against a cat or a lover. French Saying Books and cats and fair-haired little girls make the best furnishing for a r oom. - French Proverb A cat is nature's Beauty. - French Proverb Buy a dog a toy and it will play with it forever. Buy a cat a present and it will play with the wrapper for 10 minutes. When the cat's away, the mice will play. - Folk Saying Here lies a pretty cat: its mistress, who never loved anyone, Loved it madly ... - Epitaph on a cat's tombstone The cat sees through shut eyes. - English Saying Dogs remember faces, cats places. - English Saying The dog for the man, the cat for the woman. - English Proverb What greater gift than the love of a cat? - Charles Dickens The love of dress is very marked in this attractive animal; he is proud of t he lustre of his coat, and cannot endure that a hair of it shall lie the wrong w ay. When the cat has eaten, he passes his tongue several times over both sides o f his jaws, and his whiskers, in order to clean them thoroughly; he keeps his co

at clean with a prickly tongue which fulfills the office of the curry-comb. - Ju les Champfleury [1821-1889] from The Cat Past and Present To respect the cat is the beginning of the aesthetic sense. - Erasmus Darwin [1731-1802] ... she, that will with kittens jest, Should bear a kitten's joke. - William Cowper [1731-1800] [My kitten] is dressed in a tortoise-shell suit, and I know you will delight in her. - William Cowper [1731-1800] ... no wisdom that [my kitten] may gain by experience and reflection hereaft er will compensate for the loss of her present hilarity. - William Cowper [17311800] Go to top of page [My kitten's] gambols are not to be described, and would be incredible, if t hey could. - William Cowper [1731-1800] I have a kitten,the drollest of all creatures that ever wore a cat's skin. William Cowper [1731-1800] Puss, with delight beyond expression, Surveyed the scene and took possession . - William Cowper [1731-1800] Happy owner, happy cat. Indifferent owner, reclusive cat. - Chinese Proverb I gave an order to a cat, and the cat gave it to its tail. - Chinese Proverb Take a cat, nourish it well with milk and tender meat, make it a couch of si lk... - Geoffrey Chaucer [1342-1400] [A kitten] gets himself into every kind of trouble... - Jules Champfleury [1 821-1889] He is proud of the lustre of his coat, and cannot endure that a hair of it s hall lie the wrong way. - Jules Champfleury [1821-1889] The love of dress is very marked in this attractive animal. - Jules Champfle ury [1821-1889] A little drowsing cat is an image of perfect beatitude. - Jules Champfleury [1821-1889] Such is one of those big-whiskered and well-furred tomcats, that you see qui et in a corner... sometimes giving himself to the pleasure of hunting, for the r est enjoying life peaceably. - Father Bongeant (fl. 18th century) [Cats'] whiskers, seem to possess something like an additional sense; these have, perhaps, some analogy to the antennae of moths... - Rev. W. Bingley [17741823] It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the cat] nine li ves instead of one. - Bidpai When it meows, one scarcely hears it... It has not the need of words to spea k the lengthiest phraseologies. - Charles Baudelaire [1821-1867]

In my mind it strolls, as well as in my apartment. A cat, strong, sweet and delightful.. - Charles Baudelaire [1821-1867] Finer than any sand are dusts of gold that gleam, Vague starpoints, in the m ystic iris of their eyes. - Charles Baudelaire [1821-1867] ... cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household... - Charles Baud elaire [1821-1867] When I'm in the doghouse, my cats still come to visit. The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard ca ts. The cat remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not be cause he must. Go to top of page A day without cats is like a day without sunshine. My cat's not spoiled... I'm just well trained. ... let me not forget that chairs were put on earth to shred; and what I lik e to call a lap is actually a cat-bed. - Author Unknown (from "I'm Only Human") Every life should have nine cats. If you want to know the character of a man, find out what his cat thinks of him. Cats never strike a post that isn't photogenic. Cats' whiskers are so sensitive, they can find their way through the narrowe st crack in a broken heart. CAT (N): 1. Furry Keyboard Cover. 2. Alarm Clock. Cats don't have owners. They have caretakers! Cats have incredible vision - but they never see your flaws. Anything not nailed down is a cat toy. A house is not a home without a cat. A home is where the cat hair sticks to everything but the cat. A cat's purr: Most effective stress medicine known. A cat is an example of sophistication minus civilization. The cat was created when the lion sneezed. - Arabian Myth A cat isn't fussy - just so long as you remember he likes his milk in the sh allow, rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the blue plate. From which he will take it, and eat it off the floor. - Arthur Bridges I understand now why the Egyptians worshipped cats: They had no choice! - Po oky

When life gets you down, a cat can pick you up! Dogs vs. cats: A dog will run to greet you at the door. A cat will say, "Oh, have you been out?" - Sandy Parkinson Go to top of page Cats are smarter than dogs. If you throw a stick, a cat will say, "You want it fetching, fetch it yourself!" - Sandy Parkinson I'm a responsible cat owner. I know I am because my cats hold me responsible for everything that goes wrong in the house. - Sandy Parkinson A day without cats is like a day without sunshine. - Unknown quote on a post er If cats didn't fight, we'd be neck-deep in kittens. - Sandy Parkinson According to and old European folk tale, when cats were first created they h ad wings, but they preyed on birds and threatened them with extinction. So God t ook away their cat wings, though he turned their flutter into a purr, reminding kittens of the time and form which they were most content. Some say that cats are devils, but they behave badly only when they are alon e. When they are among us cats are angels. - George Sand [1804-1876] If you gave wings to a cat, it would not condescend to be a bird. It would b e an angel. - Dick Shawn [1923-1987] Cats are very special angels, but they're not angelic. Watch what happens wh en a flock of birds fly by, beneath the clouds. - Elizabeth Hubbard Hall Cat angels are the reason there are no mice angels. - Mel Brooks God allows cats in heaven just so he can keep an eye on them. - Dixie Carter I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. - Jules Verne [1828-1905] If God created man in his own image, you've got to wonder; in whose image di d he create the nobler cat? It isn't necessary for cats to have wings and a halo to be thought of as ang els. Most cats achieve seraphic virtue through the love they give. Authors, Poet s, and essayists have described this pure, God-given affection in many ways. Is there a place in heaven for cats? Some authors are convinced of it! God is probably a cat person after a day of listening to supplicants try to please him, he probably wouldn't want a dog around. - John Ritter [1948-2003] A cats idea of heaven would be mice from wall to wall. A mouse's view of hea ven would be no cats there at all. - Andrea Stempel If a cat had a halo, it would probably wear it around it's tail. It makes a statement. - Sergio Aragones Who can believe there is no soul behind those luminous eyes. - Theophile Gau tier [1811-1872]

If cats were allowed in heaven wouldn't we see all these tails hanging down? - Diane Albright A cat can't enter Heaven or Hell unless it has used all of its nine lives. American Folklore If God created animal angels, they would probably be dogs. Cats would consid er it a demotion. - Linda Marrow Go to top of page The Chinese philosopher Confucius owned a cat and always kept it by his side . He apparently believed that the cat was sent from heaven to serve as a conduct for divine wisdom. A house is not a home without a cat. - Beth Campbell Cats are like potato chips, you can't just have one... - Kathy Hassell-Strom How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - R obert Heinlein [1907-1988] Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic. - Lillian Jackson Braun Since each of us is blessed with only one life, why not live it with a cat? - Robert Stearns Cleanliness in the cat world is usually a virtue put above godliness. - Carl Van Vechten In these days of tension, human beings can learn a great deal about relaxati on from watching a cat, who doesn't just lie down when it is time to rest, but p ours his body on the floor and rests in every nerve and muscle. - Murray Robinso n A cat determined not to be found can fold itself up like a pocket handkerchi ef if it wants to. - Dr. Louis J. Camuti If you want to be a psychological novelist and write about human beings, the best thing you can do is to keep a pair of cats. - Aldous Huxley If there is one spot of sun spilling onto the floor, a cat will find it and soak it up. - Joan Asper McIntosh I think it would be great to be a cat! You come and go as you please. People always feed and pet you. They don't expect much of you. You can play with them, and when you've had enough, you go away. You can pick and choose who you want t o be around. You can't ask for more than that. - Patricia McPherson Our words should be purrs instead of hisses. - Kathrine Palmer Peterson To me, the best holistic remedy for high blood pressure, is a purring cat on your lap. - Kathrine Palmer Peterson I always find it curious as to why I take such great pains to keep my cat's dishes clean when I know I'll look out the window and see her happily carrying a dead mouse in her mouth. - Fannie Roach Palmer Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire. - Khiem Tran

Like a graceful vase, a cat, even when motionless, seems to flow. - George W ill Intelligence in the cat is underrated. - Louis Wain [1860-1939] A cat sees us as the dogs...A cat sees himself as the human. Go to top of page If you yell at a cat, you're the one who is making a fool of yourself. I have three cats, all so loving and insistent that they play cat's-cradle w ith every train of thought. They drove me distracted while I was having influenz a, gazing at me with large eyes and saying: O Sylvia, you are so ill, you'll soo n be dead. And who will feed us then? FEED US NOW! - Sylvia Townsend What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the orig in and destiny of cats? - Henry David Thoreau Cats are a standing rebuke to behavioral scientists wanting to know how the minds of animals work. The mind of a cat is an unscrutable mystery. - Lewis Thom as Balanchine has trained his cat to perform brilliant jetes, and tours en l'ai r; he says that at last he has a body worth choreographing for. - Bernard Taper Nothing makes a house cozier than cats. - Gladys Taber I love cats. I love their grace and their elegance. I love their independenc e and their arrogance, and the way they lie and look at you, summing you up, sur ely to your detriment, with that unnerving, unwinking, appraising stare. - Joyce Stranger There are two means of refuge from the misery of life -- music and cats. - A lbert Schweitzer ... this mysterious, mystical bundle of fur that won't come when you call it . - John Reynolds It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and disc riminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more. - Agnes Repplier Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morn ing. He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, although he may climb the dr apes to see how the room looks from the ceiling. - Helen Powers A cat pours his body on the floor like water. It is restful just to see him. - William Lyon Phelps Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything -- including their own sins. - Elizabeth Peters You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. - Jane Pauley No man ever dared to manifest his boredom so insolently as does a Siamese to mcat when he yawns in the face of his amorously importunate wife. - Aldous Huxle y

New Cats are under warranty from the manufacturer: Six Years or 100,000 meow s, whichever comes first. - Bill Mason Cats sleep fat and walk thin. - Rosalie Moore Are cats lazy? Well, more power to them if they are. Which one of us has not entertained the dream of doing just as he likes, when and how he likes, and as much as he likes? - Fernand Mery Only the most foolish of mice would hide in a cat's ear, but only the wisest of cats would think to look there. - Andrew Mercer She will attempt nothing that she cannot do well. - K. C. McIntosh kiss Go to top of page Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. - Sir Comptom MacKenzie If you, Like me, Were made of fur, And sun warmed you, Like me, You'd purr. - Karla Kuskin A cat sneezing is a good omen for everyone who hears it. - Italian Superstit ion Cat's eyes seem a bridge to a world beyond the one we know. - Lynn Holly There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat. - Tay Hohoff Poets generally love cats -- because poets have no delusions about their own superiority. - Marion Garretty She moved through the garden in glory, because She had very long claws at th e end of her paws. - Richard Garnett [1835-1906] Nothing's more playful than a young cat. - Thomas Fuller Those who dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain. - Dutch Proverb Cats do not go for a walk to get somewhere but to explore. - Sidney Denham Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them. - Jim Davis Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. - Robertson Davies By associating with the cat, one only risks becoming richer. - Colette There is no more intrepid explorer than a kitten. - Jules Champfleury [18211889] Those who'll play with cats must expect to be scratched. - Miguel de Cervant es [1547-1616]

In the night all cats are gray. - Miguel de Cervantes [1547-1616] We are the ones who have high blood pressure, ulcers, and heart attacks, not cats. - Roger Caras The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. Of course he wants c are and shelter. You don't buy love for nothing. Like all pure creatures, cats a re practical. - William Seward Burroughs One reason cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers. - G wendolyn Brooks inside Go to top of page Cats are notoriously sore losers. Coming in second best, especially to someo ne as poorly coordinated as a human being, grates their sensibility. - Stephen B aker There are three basic personality factors in cats: The kind who run up when you say hello and rub against you in cheap romance; the kind who run away certai n that you mean to ravish them; and the kind who just look back and don't move a muscle. I love all three kinds. - Eve Babitz Even overweight cats instinctively know the cardinal rule: When fat, arrange yourself in slim poses. - John Weitz You mean my granddaughter is a cat? - Sarah Rouhan Cats have an infallible understanding of total concentration -- and get betw een you and it. - Arthur Bridges If the pull of the outside world is strong, there is also a pull towards the human. The cat may disappear on its own errands, but sooner or later, it return s once again for a little while, to greet us with its own type of love. Independ ent as they are, cats find more than pleasure in our company. - Lloyd Alexander Cats run on friction, not batteries - you pet, she purrs. Cats are good at climbing stone walls, even the walls we build around oursel ves. When things go bump in the night, it's nice to know that it's just the cat, exploring the house. I have found that the bigger the cat... the smaller the box he insists on ge tting into! - Iowa Pat A home without a cat is only a house. I am devoted to the study of Cat Bathing As A Martial Art. Cats keep their claws sharp because they know that just a purr may not be en ough. Radioactive cats have 18 half-lives. Cats make life a little sweeter.

The more people I meet, the more I like my cat. Cats don't want to own people. They prefer to lease with an option. When No One Else Cares... My Cat Still Loves Me! Anything not nailed down is a cat toy. godcat Go to top of page Skipping catnaps weakens your immune system. Cats are a bundle of love wrapped in fur. A positive cattitude rules the day! Blessed are the PURR in Heart! My CAT was born to be pampered. Home is where the cat hair sticks to everything but the cat! The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron. - George Will If we have a decent sort of cat to begin with, and have always treated it co urteously, and aren't cursed with meddling, bullying natures, it's a pleasure to let it do as it pleases. With children, this would be wicked and irresponsible, so raising children involves a lot of effort and friction. They need to be taug ht how to tie their shoes and multiply fractions, they need to be punished for p ocketing candy in the grocery store, they need to be washed and combed and force d to clean up their rooms and say please and thank you. A cat is our relief and our reward. - Barbara Holland As to sagacity, I should say that his judgement respecting the warmest place and the softest cushion in a room is infallible, his punctuality at meal times is admirable, and his pertinacity in jumping on people's shoulders till they giv e him some of the best of what is going, indicates great firmness. - Thomas Henr y Huxley Slowly, with a look of intense concentration, he got up and advanced on me . .. put out a front paw, and stroked my cheek as I used to stoke his chops. A hum an caress from a cat. I felt very meagre and ill-educated that I could not purr. - Sylvia Townsend Werner Apparently, through scientific research, it has been determined that a cat's affection gland is stimulated by snoring, thus explaining my cat's uncontrollab le urge to rub against my face at 2:00AM. - Terril Hanley Cats may sense early on that you don't like paw prints on your butter, but t hey will jump onto any surface in the home as long as no one sees it happen. - K athy Young A man has to work so hard so that something of his personality stays alive. A tomcat has it so easy, he has only to spray and his presence is there for year s on rainy days. - Albert Einsten Show me a good mouser, and I'll show you a cat with bad breath. - Garfield

Does ownership of the family cat, and all its by-products, immediately trans fer to the female head of the household whenever the word 'hairball' is uttered? - Barbara L. Diamond I called my cat William because no shorter name fits the dignity of his char acter. Poor old man, he has fits now, so I call him Fitz-William. - Josh Billing s Cats spit on their hands and rub it all over their bodies. With my cat, I don't need an alarm clock. I just wish I could figure out how to turn her off on the weekends. The difference between Momma and Papa is that Momma loves morals and Papa lo ves cats. - Mark Twain's daughter, Susy cheaply Go to top of page He seems the incarnation of everything soft and silky and velvety, without a sharp edge in his composition, a dreamer whose philosophy is sleep and let slee p. - Saki Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. Oliver Herford [1863-1935] Amazing products, cats. And real simple to manufacture. - Michael O'Donoghue The cat of the slums and alleys, starved, outcast, harried, still keeps amid the prowlings of its adversity the bold, free, panther-tread with which it pace d of yore the temple courts of Thebes, still displays the self-reliant watchfuln ess which man has never taught it to lay aside. - Saki With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection, patience, dignit y, and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of being cats? - Fer nand Mery Nominative, cat. Vocative, puss. - Archbishop Whately Cat said, 'I am not a friend, and I am not a Servant. I am the Cat who walks by himself, and I wish to come into your Cave'. - Rudyard Kipling Most cats have trained their owners. When the cat meows before the refrigera tor, the owner obediently opens the door and feeds the cat. When it meows at the back door, the owner is trained to let the cat out. - Leon F. Whitney I value in the cat the independent and almost ungrateful spirit which preven ts her from attaching herself to any one. The indifference with which she passes from the salon to the housetop. When we caress her, she stretches herself, and arches her back responsively, but that is because she feels an agreeable sensati on, not because she takes a silly satisfaction, like the dog, in faithfully lovi ng a thankless master. The cat lives alone, has no need of society, obeys only w hen she pleases, pretends to sleep that she may see the more clearly, and scratc hes everything on which she can lay her paw. - Francois Rene de Chateaubriand [1 748-1848] I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which a nswer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon and a cat that comes home late at night. - Mar

ie Corelli Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this by all the time they sp end on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal groomi ng is to roll in a dead fish. - James Gorman I am a slave to my cats! Long live my cats. - Cheryl Daniels A black cat dropped soundlessly from a high wall, like a spoonful of treacle and melted under the gate. - Elizabeth Lemarchand When I play with my cat, who knows whether I do not make her more sport than she makes me? - Michel Eygquem, seigneur de Montaigne [1533-1592] [A cat's] Nine lives added to my one life makes a perfect 10. Blessed are those who love cats, for they shall never be lonely. Even with nine lives, cats are never with us long enough. God must have been pleased with the creation of cats. After all, He gave the m nine lives. Looking at a cat, like looking at clouds or stars or the ocean, makes it dif ficult to believe there is nothing miraculous in this world. - Leonard Michaels music Go to top of page Oh heaven will not ever Heaven be, Unless my cats are there to welcome me. Author Unknown, Epitaph in a pet cemetary Mother Nature set her jewels in the eyes of cats. Cats know how to obtain food without labour, shelter without confinement, an d love without penalties. - Walter Lionel George Your first cat's job is to train you well for all the others who will follow . Home is where the cat is. The beauty of silence is not lost on a cat. A stray cat is a friend I haven't met yet. Your secret is always safe with a cat. A kitten is chiefly remarkable for rushing about like mad at nothing whatsoe ver, and generally stopping before it gets there. - Agnes Repplier In his castle He is King And I his vassal... - Mildred R. Howland Two cats can live as cheaply as one, and their owner has twice as much fun. - Lloyd Alexander There is no "cat language". Painful as it is for us to admit, they don't nee d one! - Barbara Holland

The internet was invented specifically for displaying pictures of one's cat. A house without a cat, and a well-fed, well-petted, and properly revered cat , may be a perfect house, perhaps, but how can it prove its title? - Mark Twain If dogs can smell fear, cats can smell stupidity. - Steve Warren Every dog has his day - but the nights are reserved for the cats. When the mouse laughs at the cat there's a hole nearby. - Nigerian Proverb Any conditioned cat-hater can be won over by any cat who chooses to make the effort. - Paul Corey For every cute kitten picture, there are zillions that never were taken. - K aren Anderson beds Go to top of page Garfield's Law: Cats instinctively know the precise moment their owners will awaken ... then they awaken them ten minutes sooner. - Jim Davis The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath. W. C. Fields Cats whiskers are so sensitive, they can find their way through the narrowes t crack in a broken heart. Confront a child, a puppy, and a kitten with a sudden danger; the child will turn instinctively for assistance, the puppy will grovel in abject submission. The kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance. - Saki The only identification that would be inscribed on any cat's collar would be "This is the cat's cat." - Elmer Davis If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich. - African Proverb We cannot without becoming cats, perfectly understand the cat mind. - St. Ge orge Mivart The mathematical probability of a common cat doing exactly as it pleases is the one scientific absolute in the world. - Lynn M. Osband Cats come and go without ever leaving. - Martha Curtis In my house lives a cat who is a curmudgeon and cantankerous, a cat who is c harming and convivial, and a cat who is combative and commendable. And yet I hav e but one cat. - Dave Edwards Cats are absolute individuals, with their own ideas about everything, includ ing the people they own. - John Dingman Purring would seem to be, in her case, an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness overflow. - Monica Edwards The cat could very well be man's best friend, but he would never stoop to ad mit it. - Doug Larson

You can keep a dog; but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find hu mans useful domestic animals. - George Mikes Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-per fect method of writing avoidance. - Dan Greenburg A cat's got her own opinion of human beings. She don't say much, but you can tell enough to make you anxious not to hear the whole of it. - Jerome K. Jerome When my cats aren't happy, I'm not happy. Not because I care about their moo d but because I know they're just sitting there thinking up ways to get even. Penny Ward Moser After dark, all cats are leopards. - Zuni Native American Proverb Never *ever* try to baptize a cat. ordinary Go to top of page A cat knows your every thought. It doesn't care, but it knows. If I want to hear the pitter patter of little feet, I will put shoes on my c at. Most people with cats, know they are being controlled. That's the horror of it... Never try to out-stubborn a cat. I prefer to live with Feline Sapiens, thank you very much. I think that the best of the best Angels get to trade in their harps and hal os for fur & whiskers. They've been sent here by The Powers That Be to look afte r us and teach us about perfect, truly unconditional love. - Vicky Chapman Cats don't bark and act brave when they see something small in fur or feathe rs - they kill it. Dogs tend to bravado. They're braggarts. In the great evoluti onary drama, the dog is Sergeant Bilko, the cat is Rambo. - James Gorman There are two escapes from the miseries of life: music and cats. - Albert Sc hweitzer With velvet paws and shining eyes they steal into our hearts... Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of th e lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would impro ve man, but deteriorate the cat. - Mark Twain There is, incidentally, no way of talking about cats that enables one to com e off as a sane person. - Dan Greenberg As I am delivering seven plates of breakfast to the two dogs and five cats a t their various eating stations all over our three-storey house, I usually just say, quite honestly, "Hi, my name is Melissa and I will be your waitress for the day." - Melissa McIvor A drowsy winter evening is never quite drowsy enough without a sleeping cat.

A cat isn't fussy, just so long as you remember that he likes his milk from the shallow, rose-patterned saucer and his fish on the plate, from which he will take it and eat it off the floor. Nothing's more playful than a young cat, nor more grave than an old one. - T homas Fuller [1608-1661] Cats are kindly masters, just so long as you remember your place. If a cat has decided to love you, there's not a great deal you can do about it. Cats allow us to love them, for which we should be duly grateful. You don't train cats, they train you. purrfect Go to top of page A dog is a dog, a bird is a bird, a cat is a person. Cats could have ruled the universe but couldn't be bothered. Cat food manufacturers haven't yet cottoned on to the fact that what cats re ally like is bolognaise sauce, cheese, ice-cream, potato crisps and anything Cor don Bleu. Only cat lovers know the luxury of fur coated musical hot water bottles that never grow cold. Cats were put into the world to disprove the dogma that all things were crea ted to serve man. Given a house full of carpets, shelves, cushions, chairs, window sills, any cat will choose to sleep on the document you are using. Her function is to sit and be admired. - Georgina Strickland Gates One small cat changes coming home to an empty house, to coming home. The ultimate dream of a cat: food that will pet you while you're eating it! - Richard L. Summer In Istanbul I met a man who said he knew beyond a doubt that God was a cat. I asked why he was so sure, and the man said, "When I pray to him, he ignores me ." - Lowell Thomas A cat has nine lives and nine souls, and it must have nine guardian angels w atching over it. Which would explain why the little fellow is so smug. - Karen F ields-Hutton When cats die, they pass through the Purrrrly Gates. - Catwoman God allows cats into Heaven just so He can keep an eye on them. - Dixie Cart er Some say cats are devils, but they behave badly only when they are alone. Wh en they are among us, cats are angels. - George Sand [1804-1876]

Thou are the Great Cat, the avenger of the Gods, and the judge of words, and the president of the sovereign chiefs and the governor of the holy circle. - In scription on the Royal Tombs at Thebes If you gave wings to a cat, it would not condescend to be a bird. It would b e an angel. - Dick Shawn [1923-1987] Peter said, "There is one thing I know'st, among cat angels highest and low' st. They arrive, don their wings, then of all wicked things, use my Gates as the ir new scratching post!" - St. Peter's Lament Cat angels are the reason there are no mice angels. - Mel Brooks Some people say man is the most dangerous animal on the planet. Obviously th ose people have never met an angry cat. - Lillian Johnson civilization Go to top of page A cat will assume the shape of its container. If you want the best seat in the house, move the cat. It's the cat's house. We just pay the mortgage. - Author Unknown My dog thinks he's human.. My cat thinks he's GOD! One fact that never remains hidden from cats is the sentiment a person holds towards them. If we could talk to the animals, the longest waiting line would be for the c at. Cats make their demands with such cunning that we respond to them as if they had made polite requests. Cats regard humans as warm-blooded furniture. A cat is an attitude with fur. There are people who reshape the world by force or argument, but the cat jus t lies there, dozing, and the world quietly reshapes itself to suit his comfort and convenience. - Allen & Ivy Dodd It is a very inconvenient of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they always purr. - Lewis Carroll [1832-1898] [1832-18 98] A kitten is so flexible that she is almost double; the hind parts are equiva lent to another kitten with which the forepart plays. She does not discover that her tail belongs to her until you tread on it. - Henry David Thoreau He shut his eyes while Saha [the cat] kept vigil, watching all the invisible signs that hover over sleeping human beings when the lights are put out. - Cole tte I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little they become its vi sible soul. - Jean Cocteau

God has created the cat to give man the pleasure of caressing the tiger. The ophile Gautier (1811-1872) Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened. - Anat ole France (1844-1924) A true cat lover cradles a new kitten and knows that nine lives will never b e nearly enough. Heaven ... would have to be a place lined with cat bellies. - L. F. Hoffman After scolding one's cat one looks into it's face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it has understood every word. And has filed it for reference. - C harlotte Gray another Go to top of page Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience. - Michael Stevens Cats don't mind sharing the bed with fellow cats, as long as the area is equ itably divided among them. Usually there is room for everyone on a first-come-fi rst-served basis - under the blanket, on top of the blanket, on the pillow, unde r the pillow, at the head of the bed, at the foot of the bed, in that order. Any space left over goes to the owner. - Stephen Baker A cat allows you to sleep on the bed. On the edge. - Jenny de Vries . . . Cats only occupy space and think about three things: food, sex and not hing. If they're neutered that leaves food. - Penny Ward Moser Cats do care: For example, they know instinctively what time we have to be a t work in the morning and they wake us up twenty minutes before the alarm goes o ff. - Michael Nelson You are asleep. Deep, deep asleep - and then the world caves in. The cat has leapt from the top window onto your stomach. He is saturated. He is hungry. He taps you into full wakefulness with a sodden paw "Could you open a can? - Pam Br own A cat likes to hear you calling him. He sits in a bush a yard from your shoe s - and listens. - Pam Brown You can feel an awful fool standing at the bottom of the garden yelling puss y, pussy, pussy across a totally deserted meadow. Especially when you realise th at pussy, pussy, pussy is watching you, with benign interest, from the shelter o f the garden shed. - Marcia Fischer Kittens are born with their eyes shut. They open them in about six days, tak e a look around, then close them again for the better part of their natural live s. - Stephen Baker We have a cat that doesn't even bother to run after mice. She just lies arou nd waiting for the gold-fish bowl to break. - from "Laugh-a-Minute" Cats have led us every step of the way. Teaching us the importance of uncond itional love, and the value of a really good afternoon nap.

A kitten is more amusing than half the people one is obliged to live with. Lady Sydney Morgan [1783-1859] Cats, no less liquid than their shadows, offer no angles to the wind. They s lip, diminished, neat, through loopholes less than themselves. - A.S.J. Tessimon d The cat does not negotiate with the mouse. - Robert K. Massie It's said in publishing that no cat book ever loses money. Maybe it's true: bibliophiles tend to be ailurophiles, and both are tenacious breeds. - Emily Tot h Although all cat games have their rules and rituals, these vary with the ind ividual player. The cat, of course, never breaks a rule. If it does not follow p recedent, that simply means it has created a new rule and it is up to you to lea rn it quickly if you want the game to continue. - Sidney Denham A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standin g up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering. - William S. Burrou ghs Ye shall not possess any beast, my dear sisters, except only a cat. - The An cren Riewle (The Nun's Rule) Cats are designated friends. - Norman Corwin bundle Go to top of page A cat may look at a king. - English Proverb If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering, outspoken, honest fel low -- but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. Mark Twain Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. - Colette The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat. - Jules Reynard The little furry buggers are just deep, deep wells you throw all your emotio ns into. - Bruce Schimmel Of all animals, he alone attains the Contemplative Life. He regards the whee l of existence from without, like the Buddha. There is no pretense of sympathy a bout the cat. He lives alone, aloft, sublime, in a wise passiveness. - Andrew La ng It always gives me a shiver when I see a cat seeing what I can't see. - Elea nor Farjeon Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes! - Theophil e Gautier [1811-1872] I suspect that many an ailurophobe hates cats only because he feels they are better people than he is -- more honest, more secure, more loved, more whatever he is not. - Winifred Carriere If a fish is the movement of water embodied, given shape, then a cat is a di

agram and pattern of subtle air. - Doris Lessing Even if you have just destroyed a Ming vase, purr. Usually all will be forgi ven. - Lenny Rubenstein A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution. - Hazel Nicholson To err is human, To purr is feline. - Robert Byrne Because his long white whiskers tickled, I began every day laughing. - Janet F. Faure Catnip is vodka and whisky to most cats. - Carl Van Vechten Cats are a mysterious kind of folk -- there is more passing in their minds t han we are aware of. - Sir Walter Scott Even ugly cats are cute. - G. Phillips If a cat spoke, it would say things like, "Hey, I don't see the problem here ." - Roy Blount, Jr. I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. - Abraham Lincoln happy Go to top of page Even the stupidest cat seems to know more than any dog. - Eleanor Clark A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, sin ce it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen and walk on the ty pewriter keys. - Barbara Holland When she walked ... she stretched out long and thin like a little tiger, and held her head high to look over the grass as if she were threading the jungle. - Sarah Orne Jewett [1849-1909] Anyone who claims that a cat cannot give a dirty look either has never kept a cat or is singularly unobservant. - Maurice Burton A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand. - Yakaoka Genrin Prowling his own quiet backyard or asleep by the fire, he is still only a wh isker away from the wilds. - Jean Burden The smallest feline is a masterpiece. - Leonardo da Vinci Sure, it's clean laundry. The cat's sleeping on it, isn't he? To a cat,"NO!" means "Not while I'm looking." Anything not nailed down is a cat toy. The difference between a cat and a dog is that a cat can bark .... and doesn 't. When dogs leap onto your bed it's because they adore being close to you. Whe

n cats leap onto your bed it's because they adore your bed. If you call a cat and it comes running, what you have is a dog. Dogs teach you how to love. Cats teach you how to live. Cats are dogs with a college education. And thou shall have dominion over all the beasts... except, of course, for c ats. - Felines: 4 - 17 I just gave the cat a bath. It took forever to get all that hair off of my t ongue! - Steve Martin 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 mind. - Cleveland Amory A computer and a cat are somewhat alike -- they both purr, and like to be st roked, and spend a lot of the day motionless. They also have secrets they don't necessarily share. - John Updike best toy Go to top of page I got rid of my husband. The cat was allergic. My husband said it was him or the cat ... I miss him sometimes. Cats aren't clean, they're just covered with cat spit. I've never understood why women love cats. Cats are independent, they don't listen, they don't come in when you call, they like to stay out all night, and w hen they're home they like to be left alone and sleep. In other words, every qua lity that women hate in a man, they love in a cat. - Jay Leno A cat has absolute emotional honesty - an attribute not often found in human s. Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat d oes not. - Ernest Hemingway Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function. - Garrison Keillor A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the l ast three he stays. - English Proverb A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. - Indian Proverb The cat always leaves a mark on his friend. - Spanish Proverb Managing senior programmers is like herding cats. - Dave Platt For me, one of the pleasures of cats' company is their devotion to bodily co mfort. - Compton MacKenzie There's no need for a piece of sculpture in a home that has a cat. - Wesley Bates Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A

large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direc tion. It comes completely assembled and it makes a sound when you jump on it. Stephen Baker Cats are love on four legs. - Richard Torregrossa Cats don't like change without their consent. - Roger A. Caras A home without cats is like a garden without flowers. Do Not Meddle In The Affairs Of Cats, for they are subtle and will piss on y our computer. - Bruce Graham I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infini tely superior. - Hippolyte Taine Cat's Motto: No matter what you've done wrong, always try to make it look li ke the dog did it. homeban Go to top of page If it's not tied down, it's a cat toy. As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. - Ellen Perry Berkeley There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast. - Author Unknown Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later . - Mary Bly If you want to know the character of a man, find out what his cat thinks of him. If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later when it could appear that she had thought of doing so first. - Arthur Weig all Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgot ten this. There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. - A lbert Schweitzer No heaven will not ever be Heaven be; Unless my cats are there to welcome me . Cats love cat haters because cat haters don't pick them up and talk baby tal k to them as they cuddle, pet, and squeeze the life out of them. Cats particular ly like people who are to them because then they can rub against their legs with out being bothered. Don't bother to pretend you like cats to keep them away; the y can tell. - Andrew Frothingham & Tripp Evans If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our fa vorite cat, they, too, would purr. - Martin Buxbaum Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. - Jeff Valdez

The cat has too much spirit to have no heart. - Ernest Menault If a cat does something, we call it instinct. If we do the same thing, for t he same reason, we call it intelligence. - Will Cuppy Most cats, when they are Out want to be In, and vice versa, and often simult aneously. - Louis J. Damuti, D.V.M. Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have m any other fine qualities as well. - Missy Dizick In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. - English Proverb Time spent with cats is never wasted. - Colette The cat lets Man support her. But unlike the dog, she is no handlicker. Furt hermore, unlike Man's other great good friend the horse, the cat is no sweating serf of Man. The only labor she condescends to perform is to catch mice and rats , and that's fun. - Vance Packard justcat Go to top of page The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whe ther they see a moth or an ax-murderer. - Paula Poundstone Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. - Joseph Wood Krutch One cat just leads to another. - Ernest Hemingway You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. - Colonial American Proverb Cats always know whether people like or dislike them. They do not always car e enough to do anything about it. - Winifred Carriere If cats could talk, they wouldn't. - Nan Porter A cat can purr its way out of anything. - Donna McCrohan Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailme nts, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia. - Joseph Wood Krutch There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by ca ts. When it comes to the advantages of cats versus dogs as pets, there is no com petition. Try going away for a weekend, leaving your German Shepherd alone with a bowl of dry food, some water, and a litter box... - Robert Stearns Dogs will drop everything and come when you call. Cats check their schedule and fit you in. People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next life. - Faith Resn ick Dogs have Masters, Cats have Staff.

Cats and women will do as they please.... dogs and men should relax and get used to it. - Robert A. Heinlein A cat is there when you call her - if she doesn't have something better to d o. - Bill Adler Cat people are different, to the extent that they generally are not conformi sts. How could they be, with a cat running their lives? - Louis J. Damuti, D.V.M . No outfit is complete without cat hair. Once cats were all wild, but afterward they retired to houses. - Edward Tops ell A kitten is the rosebud in the garden of the animal kingdom. - Robert Southe y everylife Go to top of page All contents are Copyright G. Phillips, and printed with permission of the autho rs. home1 Back to HOME page www.flippyscatpage.com Copyright G. Phillips, 1998-2012. All rights reserved.