From their jelly bean toes to their big, soulful eyes, we all know how easy it is to fall in love with cats. They may not be the type to greet you at the door or lavish you with affection, but cats have their own unique ways of making us feel loved. And even if they’re sneak-attacking your ankles or waking you up at two in the morning, we can’t help but to feel something for all the fierce little living room lions. The best part is, there is a surprisingly long list of quotes about cats to go along with every Insta-worthy picture you take.
Because, let’s face it, the majority of your camera roll is your cat’s face. Or maybe it’s their toes, curled up tail, or that deceivingly inviting soft belly. The point is, there is always a reason to fawn over your cat. Celebrities, actors, and even politicians agree that life is always better with cats, and these quotes about cats are proof.
Here are 30 quotes about cats that every cat lover will agree with.
1. “I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” — Bill Dana
2. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” — Hippolyte Taine
3. “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” — Albert Schweitzer
4. “How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.” — Robert A. Heinlein
5. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” — Mason Cooley
6. “The phrase ‘domestic cat’ is an oxymoron.” — George Will
7. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.” — Jean Cocteau
8. “Kittens are angels with whiskers.” — Alexis Flora Hope
9. “Cats have it all—admiration, and endless sleep, and company only when they want it.” — Rod McKuen
10. “Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.” — Jim Davis
11. “A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” — Ernest Hemingway
12. “What greater gift than the love of a cat.” — Charles Dickens
13. “It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.” — Cynthia E. Varnado
14. “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” — Ellen Perry Berkeley
15. “If cats could talk, they wouldn’t.” — Nan Porter
16. “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.” — Paula Poundstone
17. “When Rome burned, the emperor’s cats still expected to be fed on time.” — Seanan McGuire
18. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” — Tay Hohoff
19. “Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.” — W.L. George
20. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” — Terry Pratchett
21. “My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.” — William S. Burroughs
22. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” — James Herriot
23. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” — Leonardo da Vinci
24. “Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” — James Mason
25. “You can not look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.” — Jane Pauley
26. “I have lived with several Zen masters—all of them cats.” — Eckhart Tolle
27. “Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.” — Jeff Valdez
28. “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
29. “Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” — Mark Twain
30. “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” — Jules Verne
You know you’re a cat person when you can relate to each of these quotes about cats. Be sure to share them with friends and family to let everyone know that a furry feline has stolen your heart.
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