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Meow Moments: 200 Inspirational Cat Quotes to Lift Your Spirit

Welcome to our delightful compilation of cat quotes!Feline enthusiasts and cat lovers alike will find solace and joy in these charming words that capture the essence of our beloved companions.From whimsical musings to profound reflections,our curated collection celebrates the mystique,grace,and undeniable allure of cats.Dive into a world where each quote resonates with the unique bond between humans and their whiskered friends.Join us on a journey through the enchanting realm of cat quotes,where every word purrs with authenticity and affection.

Cat Quotes: 

1. "Cats are connoisseurs of comfort." –James Herriot

2. "The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now." –Lloyd Alexander 

3. "Cats have it all: admiration,an endless sleep,and company only when they want it." –Rod McKuen 

4. "If cats could write history,their history would be mostly about cats." –Eugen Weber 

5. "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats." –Albert Schweitzer 

6. "As every cat owner knows,nobody owns a cat." –Ellen Perry Berkeley 

7. "Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys?" –John Steinbeck 

8. "Dogs eat.Cats dine." –Ann Taylor

9. "A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way." –Mark Twain 

10. "A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution." –Hazel Nicholson 

Cat Quotes For Instagram: 

11. "When Rome burned,the emperor's cats still expected to be fed on time." –Seanan McGuire

12. "The key to a successful new relationship between a cat and human is patience." –Susan Easterly 

13. "Dogs come when they're called.Cats take a message and get back to you later." –Mary Bly 

14. "Cats are kindly masters,just so long as you remember your place." –Paul Gray 

15. "A cat understands how to be pleasant in the morning.He doesn't talk." –Tamora Pierce
16. "To err is human,to purr is feline." –Robert Byrne 

17. "In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this." –Terry Pratchett 

18. "A cat will do what it wants when it wants,and there's not a thing you can do about it." –Frank Perkins 

19. "Cats will outsmart dogs every time." –John Grogan 

20. "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." –Mark Twain 

Cat Quotes Love: 

21. "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 

22. "All cats like being the focus of attention." –Peter Gray 

23. "If cats could talk,they wouldn't." –Nan Porter 

24. "My cat is not insane,she's just a really good actress." –P.C.Cast 

25. "One cat just leads to another." –Ernest Hemingway

26. "Like all pure creatures,cats are practical." –William S.Burroughs 

27. "Cats are a mysterious kind of folk." –Sir Walter Scott 

28. "The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer." –Paula Poundstone 

29. "Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience." –Pam Brown 

30. "The cat is above all things,a dramatist." –Margaret Benson
Inspirational Cat Quotes: 

31. "Cats know how to obtain food without labor,shelter without confinement,and love without penalties." –W. L.George 

32. "A meow massages the heart." –Stuart McMillan 

33. "There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat." –Tay Hohoff 

34. "A cat has absolute emotional honesty: Human beings,for one reason or another,may hide their feelings,but a cat does not." –Ernest Hemingway 

35. "People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around." –Susan Easterly 

36. "A kitten is,in the animal world,what a rosebud is in the garden." –Robert Sowthey 

37. "Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose." –Garrison Keillor 

38. "No cat purrs unless someone is around to listen." –Elizabeth Marshall Thomas 

39. "It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens." –Cynthia E.Varnado 

40. "I have lived with several Zen masters—all of them cats." –Eckhart Tolle 

Cat Quotes To Celebrate Our Feline Friends:

41. "Time spent with cats is never wasted." –Sigmund Freud 

42. "Of all the things God created,from sunrises and rainbows,to black holes and humor,cats are the most fascinating to me." –Jarod Kintz 

43. "The human race can be roughly divided into two categories: Ailurophiles and ailurophobes—cat-lovers and the underprivileged." –David Taylor 

44. "Cats choose us,we don't own them." –Kristin Cast

45. "Kittens are angels with whiskers." –Alexis Flora Hope
46. "Dogs like everyone.Cats choose who to like." –Lauren Myracle 

47. "I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed.These things,to me,are expressions of love." –James Herriot 

48. "I take care of my flowers and my cats.And enjoy food.And that's living." –Ursula Andress 

49. "What greater gift than the love of a cat." –Charles Dickens 

50. "The smallest feline is a masterpiece." –Leonardo da Vinci
Cat Loss Quotes: 

51. "I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little,they become its visible 

 52. "Many beautiful angels are leaping through heaven with a meow." –Unknown 

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

54. "Until one has loved an animal,a part of one's soul remains unawakened." –Anatole France 

55. "When the cat you love becomes a memory,that memory becomes a treasure." –Unknown 

56. "No amount of time can erase the memory of a good cat,and no amount of masking tape can ever totally remove his fur from your couch." –Leo Dworkin 

57. "The loss of a cat is immeasurable.But so is the love left behind." –Unknown 

58. "One day all the cats we've ever loved will all come running towards us,and that day will be a good day." –Unknown 

59. "When you are sorrowful,look again in your heart,and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has brought you delight." –Khalil Gibran 

60. "The memories and paw print of a beloved cat remains in our heart and soul forever." –Unknown
Cat Quotes That Prove How Awesome They Really Are: 

61. "Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later." — Professor Mary Bly 

62. "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 

63. "Books.Cats.Life is Good." — Writer and artist Edward Gorey 

64. "In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this." — Novelist Terry Pratchett 

65. "There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats." — Humanitarian Albert Schweitzer 

66. "Cats are connoisseurs of comfort." — Veterinarian and writer James Herriot 

67. "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 

68. "What greater gift than the love of a cat." — Writer Charles Dickens 

69. "'Meow' means 'woof' in cat." — Comedian George Carlin 

70. "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
Beautiful Cat Quotes: 

71. "You know how it is with cats: They don't really have owners,they have staff." — Author PC Cast 

72. "Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it." — Novelist Gillian Flynn 

73. "Never try to out-stubborn a cat." — Science fiction writer Robert A.Heinlein 

74. "I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little,they become its visible soul." — French writer,artist,and filmmaker Jean Cocteau 

75. "I have lived with several Zen masters—all of them cats." — Spiritual writer Eckhart Tolle
76. "To err is human,to purr is feline." — Author Robert Byrne 

77. "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 

78. "Authors like cats because they are such quiet,lovable,wise creatures,and cats like authors for the same reasons." — Author Robertson Davies 

79. "The only escape from the miseries of life are music and cats... " — Physicist Albert Einstein 

80. "There are no ordinary cats." — French novelist Colette 

Cat Quotes To Put A Smile On Your Face: 

81. "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 

82. "Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause most inconvenience." — Poet Pam Brown 

83. "How you behave toward cats here below determines your status in Heaven." — Science fiction writer Robert A.Heinlein 

84. "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 

85. "Dogs have their day but cats have 365." — Cat writer Lillian Jackson Braun 

86. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” — Psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud 

87. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” — Polymath Leonardo da Vinci 

88. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats.The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” — French historian Hippolyte Taine 

89. “Your house will always be blessed with love,laughter,and friendship if you have a cat.” — Author Lewis Carroll 

90. “Like all pure creatures,cats are practical.” — Author William S.Burroughs
Good Cat Quotes: 

91. “Cats,as you know,are quite impervious to threats.” — Author Connie Willis 

92. “A cat doesn’t care if you are smart or dumb,give him your heart and he will give you his.” — President Abraham Lincoln 

93. “A kitten is,in the animal world,what a rosebud is in the garden.” — Poet Robert Southey 

94. “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” — French author Jules Renard 

95. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” — Literary editor Tay Hohoff 

96. “A meow massages the heart.” — Politician Stuart McMillan 

97. “A house isn’t a home without the ineffable contentment of a cat with its tail folded about its feet.A cat gives mystery,charm,suggestion.” — Author L.M.Montgomery 

98. “Never trust a man who hates cats.” — Television journalist Jane Pauley 

99. “Dogs own space and cats own time.” — Novelist Nicola Griffith 

100. “A cat will be your friend,but never your slave.” — French poet Theophile Gautier
Positive Cat Quotes: 

101. “In nine lifetimes,you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.” — Philosopher Michel de Montaigne 

102. “As every cat owner knows,nobody owns a cat.” — Journalist Ellen Perry Berkeley 

103. “Cats choose us; we don’t own them.” — Author Kristin Cast 

104. “Way down deep,we’re all motivated by the same urges.Cats have the courage to live by them.” — Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis 

105. “Cats will outsmart dogs every time.” — Author John Grogan
106. “Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time,for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” — Actor James Mason 

107. “I am as vigilant as a cat to steal cream.” — Playwright William Shakespeare 

108. “The cat does not offer services.The cat offers itself.” — Writer William S.Burroughs 

109. “Purr more,hiss less.” — Cat writer Linda C.Marchman 

110. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people,and many cats prefer people to other cats.” — Aphorist Mason Cooley 

Inspirational Cat Quotes To Ignite Wonder: 

111. “A cat is there when you call her—if she doesn’t have something better to do.” — Music journalist Bill Adler 

112. “Two things are aesthetically perfect in the world—the clock and the cat.” — French philosopher Emile Auguste Chartier 

113. “Perhaps one reason we are fascinated by cats is because such a small animal can contain so much independence,dignity,and freedom of spirit.Unlike the dog,the cat’s personality is never bet on a human’s.He demands acceptance on his own terms.” — Children’s literature fantasy novelist Lloyd Alexander 

114. “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 

115. “A dog,I have always said, is prose; a cat is a poem.” — Poet Jean Burden 

116. “Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.” — Writer Joseph Wood Krutch 

117. “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe murderer.” — Comedian Paula Poundstone 

118. “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 kind.” — Writer Cleveland Amory 

119. “Dogs like everyone.Cats choose who to like.” — Writer Lauren Myracle 

120. “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” — Charles Dickens
Cat Quotes That Are Too Perfect For Words: 

121. “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little,they become its visible soul.” — Jean Cocteau 

122. “A cat has beauty without vanity,strength without insolence,courage without ferocity,all the virtues of man without his vices.” – Lord Byron

123. “Kind old ladies assure us that cats are often the best judges of character.A cat will always go to a good man,they say.” —Writer Virginia Woolf 

124. “You can’t ever be a cat owner; in the best of cases it allows you to be their companion.” – Harry Swanson 

125. “When I feel bad I just look at my cats and my courage returns.” – Charles Bukowski
126. “Cats are mysterious; they have more on their mind that we could never imagine.” – Walter Scott 

127. “It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.” – Cynthia E.Varnado 

128. “My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly,pervasive ignorance.” — William S.Burroughs 

129. “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.” – Jules Renard 

130. “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” — Albert Schweitzer 

Cat Quotes About Relationships: 

131. “Cats choose us; we don’t own them.” — Kristin Cast 

 132. “I love all animals.I just happen to prefer cats.They’re really chill,and they’re loving yet not loving.I relate to them,in a way.” – Camren Bicondova 

133. “If a cat spoke,it would say things like ‘Hey,I don’t see the problem here.” – Roy Blount Jr. 

134. “Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time,for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” — James Mason 

135. “Respecting a cat is the beginning of the aesthetic sense.” – Erasmus Darwin
136. “Cats have an absolute emotional honesty; humans,for one reason or another,may hide their feelings,but the cat,does not.” – Ernest Hemingway 

137. “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” — Sigmund Freud 

138. “It is a very difficult task to earn a cat’s affection; they will be your friend if you feel that you are worthy of their friendship,but not your slave.” – Théophile Gautier 

139. “The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now.” – Lloyd Alexander 

140. “Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” – Mary Bly 

Cat Quotes About Music And Cats: 

141. “That’s the great secret of creativity.You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.” ― Ray Bradbury 

142. “Cats have it all: admiration,an endless sleep,and company only when they want it.” – Rod McKuen 

143. “Dogs look at us as their gods,horses as their peers,but the cats look to us as their subjects.” – Winston Churchill 

144. “Cats are inquisitive,but hate to admit it.” – Mason Cooley 

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

146. “A kitten is the delight of a household.All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor.” – Champfleury 

147. “The cat is the only animal that has managed to tame man.” – Marce Mauss 

148. “How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.” — Robert A.Heinlein 

149. “Kittens are angels with whiskers.” – Alexis Flora Hope 

150. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” – Tay Hohoff
Cat Quotes That Will Make Your Day: 

151. “It is good to have a lot of cats around.If you feel bad,you look at the cats and you feel better,because they know that things are as they are.” – Charles Bukowski 

152. “My cat never laughs or complains, he is always reasoning.” – Miguel de Unamuno 

153. “One cat just leads to another.” – Ernest Hemingway 

154. “Cats possess so many of the same qualities as some people that it is often hard to tell the people and the cats apart.” — P.J.O’Rourke 

155. “Like all pure creatures,cats are practical.” – William S.Burroughs
156. “There is truly not a single quality of the cat that man should not seek to emulate to improve.” – Carl van Vechten 

157. “Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.” – Ilona Andrews 

158. “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.” – Paula Poundstone 

159. “Cats,like men,are flatterers.” — Walter Savage Landor 

160. “I’m not sure why I like cats so much.I mean,they’re really cute obviously.They are both wild and domestic at the same time.” – Michael Showalter 

Finding Inner Peace Through Cat Quotes: 

161. “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett 

162. “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 

163. “Just watching my cats can make me happy.” – Paula Cole 

164. “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people,and many cats prefer people to other cats.” – Mason Cooley 

165. “God made the cat to offer men the pleasure of stroking a tiger.” – Francois Joseph Mery
166. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” — James Herriot 

167. “I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult.It’s not.Mine had me trained in two days.” – Bill Dana 

168. “Cats know how to obtain food without labor,shelter without confinement,and love without penalties.” – W. L.George 

169. “Women and cats will do as they please,and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” – Robert A.Heinlein 

170. “I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed.These things,to me,are expressions of love.” – James Herriot 

Other Cute Cat Quotes: 

171. “Authors like cats because they are such quiet,lovable,wise creatures,and cats like authors for the same reasons.” – Robertson Davies 

172. “Holding this soft,small living creature in my lap this way,though,and seeing how it slept with complete trust in me,I felt a warm rush in my chest.I put my hand on the cat’s chest and felt his heart beating.The pulse was faint and fast,but his heart,like mine,was ticking off the time allotted to his small body with all the restless earnestness of my own.” – Haruki Murakami 

173. “A cat can make you feel well rested when you’re tired or turn a rage into a calm just by sitting on your lap.His very nearness is a healing song.” – Shannon Hale 

174. “Cats are marvelous creatures – they either adapt to circumstances or decide to make circumstances adapt to them.Either way – they win.” – Will Advise 

175. “Cats may walk by themselves,but there are times when they need our support.” – Dr. Nicholas Dodman
176. “Once a cat loves you,it loves you till the end.” – Will Advise 

177. “Feeling the weight of a cat’s paws pressing into your shoulders in the middle of the night – not much beats that.” – Hiro Arikawa 

178. “Cats speak the language of comfort and coolness and therefore we feel comfortable and cool whenever we see a cat!” – Mehmet Murat ildan 

179. “Cats are absolute individuals,with their own ideas about everything,including the people they own.” – John Dingman 

180. “Cats like keyboards,people like to explore and to discover new mysteries.” – Deyth Banger
Cat Quotes To Put A Smile On Your Face: 

181. “The cat is above all things,a dramatist.” – Margaret Benson 

182. “As every cat owner knows,nobody owns a cat.” – Ellen Perry Berkeley 

183. “Never try to outstubborn a cat.” – Robert A.Heinlein 

184. “Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience.” – Pam Brown 

185. “Dogs eat.Cats dine.” – Ann Taylor 

186. “A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution.” – Hazel Nicholson 

187. “No home is complete without the pitter patter of kitty feet.” – Unknown 

188. “If cats could talk,they wouldn’t.” – Nan Porter 

189. “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” – Tay Hohoff 

190. “A kitten is, in the animal world,what a rosebud is in the garden.” – Robert Sowthey
Cute Cat Quotes And Sayings: 

191. “Cats do not keep the mice away; it is my belief that they preserve them for the chase.” – Oswald Barron 

192. “If a dog jumps in 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 

193. “Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance.” – Dan Greenburg 

194. “Some men are born to cats,others have cats thrust upon them.” – Gilbert Millstein 

195. “For,though the room was silent,the silence of half a hundred cats is a peculiar thing,like fifty individual silences all piled one on top of another.” – Susanna Clarke 

196. “It has been the providence of nature to give this creature nine lives instead of one.” – Bidpai 

197. “Letting the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in.” – Will Rogers 

198. “I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats.” – Eckhart Tolle 

199. “They say that the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription.I say,‘Can he name a kitten?'” – Samuel Butler 

200. If you want to write,keep a cat.” – Aldous Huxley
As we wrap up our exploration of cat quotes,let these words linger like the soft purr of a contented cat.May they serve as reminders of the unconditional love,curiosity,and grace that our feline companions bring into our lives each day.Whether you're seeking inspiration,a smile,or simply a moment of connection with fellow cat enthusiasts,our collection of quotes has surely left its mark.Keep these sentiments close,and let them continue to enrich your bond with your cherished feline friend.

By: QuotidianVerse Team.

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