You must not believe that we condoned inappropriate behavior on the part of our kitties. On the other hand, we did all in our power to instruct them in proper etiquette. But despite this, they wrecked an old pair of Dora’s shoes, scraped the furniture that had just been cleaned, and clawed at the new leather just for the sheer pleasure of exercising their nails that were like pins. Nanny said, “Well, I warned you that kittens are full of mischief.” And some people are more naughty than others.
- “There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast.” – Unknown
- “Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.” – Anonymous
- “Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.” – Jeff Valdez
- “In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” – English proverb
- “As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” – Ellen Perry Berkeley
- “One cat just leads to another.” – Ernest Hemingway
- “Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” – Mary Bly
- “Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
- “People that hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life.” – Faith Resnick
- “There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats.” – Anonymous
- “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” – Hippolyte Taine
- “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer
- “The cat has too much spirit to have no heart.” – Ernest Menaul
- “Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.” – Unknown
- “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” – Colette
- “Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.” – Missy Dizick
- “You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats.” – Colonial American proverb
- “Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
- “Cats aren’t clean, they’re just covered with cat spit.” – John S. Nichols
