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The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat.
Agnes Repplier
The cat is never vulgar.
Carl Van Vechten
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.
Joseph Wood Krutch
A Gentleman Cat does not mew except in extremity. He makes his wishes known and waits.
May Sarton
A cat who has taken umbrage is a terrible sight to see.
Rosemary Nisbet
To some blind souls all cats are much alike. To a cat lover every cat from the beginning of time has been utterly and amazingly unique.
Jenny De Vries
The cat is not really a domestic animal, and his chief charm lies in the fact that he still walks by himself.
Konrad Lorenz
Cats, as anyone who has ever been awakened by one knows, are very vocal suitors, whose "sweet nothings" range from low-pitched cries to contented purrs of requited love.
Lynn Hollyn
Cats use their voices much as a means of expression, and they utter under various emotions and desires at least six or seven sounds. The purr of satisfaction which is made during both inspiration and expiration, is one of the most curious.
Charles Darwin
As one who has long been a pushover for cats, I should like to offer a packet of color-fast, preshrunk advice: If a stray kitten bounds out of nowhere when you're taking a walk, mews piteously, and rubs a soft shoulder against your leg, flee to the hills until the danger is over.
Murray Robinson
If you have committed any kind of error and anyone scolds you — wash. If you slip and fall off something and somebody laughs at you — wash. If somebody calls you and you don't care to come and still you don't wish to make it a direct insult — wash. Something hurt you? Wash it.
Paul Gallico
When you command a dog to "sit up," the poor idiot thinks he has to do it. The average cat throws off, pretends to be stupid and not to understand what you want. He really understands you too well, but he sees "nothing in it" for him. Why sit up?
William Lyon Phelps