Purrfect Inspiration: A Curated Collection of Inspirational Cat Quotes

"Cats and humans have been partners for over ten thousand years. And what you realize when you've lived with a cat for a long time is that we may think we own them, but that's not the way it is. They simply allow us the pleasure of their company."

- Genki Kawamura

"Perhaps it is because cats do not live by human patterns, do not fit themselves into prescribed behavior, that they are so united to creative people."

- Andre Norton

"Cats choose us; we don’t own them."

- PC Cast and Kristin Cast

"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."

- Lloyd Alexander

"What greater gift than the love of a cat."

- Charles Dickens

"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."

- Lloyd Alexander

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

- Ernest Hemingway

"Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God."

- Christopher Hitchens

"Everyone talks about their first love, but no one talks about the first cat they get in their 20s that teach them the true meaning of unconditional love."

- Pizza & Luna Cats

"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

"Each cat is a singular being — a pulsing centre of the universe — with this colour eyes, this length and density of fur, this palate of preferences, habits and dispositions. Each with his own idiosyncrasies."

- David Wood

"I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior."

- Hippolyte Taine

"Just watching my cats can make me happy."

- Paula Cole

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

- Terry Pratchett

"Way down deep, we’re all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them."

- Jim Davis

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

- Rod McKuen

"Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want."

- Joseph Wood Krutch

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. 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

"But there was a kitten on my pillow, and it was purring in my face and vibrating gently with every purr, and, very soon, I slept."

- Neil Gaiman

"It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more."

- Agnes Repplier

"Cats are connoisseurs of comfort."

- James Herriot

"Look into the eyes of a cat for a moment. Your gaze will flicker between recognizing another being, and staring into a void."

- David Wood

"You can not look at a sleeping cat and feel tense."

- Jane Pauley

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

- Jean Cocteau

"I love my cats more than I love most people. Probably more than is healthy."

- Amy Lee

"Cats are very affectionate. But you have to earn their love."

- James Bowen

"I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals."

- Winston S. Churchill

"You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense."

- Jane Pauley

"The smallest feline is a masterpiece."

- Leonardo da Vinci

"I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats."

- Eckhart Tolle

"Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties."

- W. L. George

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

- Albert Schweitzer

"Kittens are angels with whiskers."

- Alexis Flora Hope

"Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic."

- Lillian Jackson Braun

"It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens...that whatever you say to them, they always purr."

- Lewis Carroll

"Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them."

- Jim Davis

"I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days."

- Bill Dana

"Never try to outstubborn a cat."

- Robert A. Heinlein

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

- Robert A. Heinlein

"A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor."

- Champfleury

"I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time."

- Neil Gaiman

"Cats rule the world."

- Jim Davis

"Like all pure creatures, cats are practical."

- William S. Burroughs

"Cats will outsmart dogs every time."

- John Grogan

"A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden."

- Robert Southey

"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 humankind."

- Cleveland Amory

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

- Anatole France

"Cats, as you know, are quite impervious to threats."

- Connie Willis

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

- Jules Verne

"A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats."

- Mason Cooley

"A cat's rage is beautiful, burning with pure cat flame, all its hair standing up and crackling blue sparks, eyes blazing and sputtering."

- William S. Burroughs

"One cat just leads to another."

- Ernest Hemingway

"No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens."

- Abraham Lincoln

"How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven."

- Robert A. Heinlein

"Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets."

- Neil Gaiman

"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

"Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it."

- Mason Cooley

"You know the old saying: ‘A cat a day keeps the doctor away.’"

- Syou Ishida

"I'm curious. Period. I find everything interesting. Real life. Fake life. Objects. Flowers. Cats. But mostly people. If you keep your eyes open and your mind open, everything can be interesting."

- Agnes Varda

"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

"Meow means woof in cat."

- George Carlin

"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

"If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that curiosity might kill cats, but it doesn't kill people."

- Tracy Morgan

"Cat fact: Once you own a cat, the probability that you bring up cats in conversation increases by 200%."

- Forrest | Mickey and Mort

"One cat won’t fix all your problems… but three might."

- Mango, Snickers, and Kiwi

"The phrase ‘domestic cat’ is an oxymoron."

- George Will

"I know there’s cat hair all over my home, but I don’t really care. It’s called FURniture for a reason."

- Lola and Poppy

"I used to love dogs until I discovered cats."

- Nafisa Joseph

"One reason that cats are happier than people is that they have no newspapers."

- Gwendolyn Brooks

"There is, incidently, no way of talking about cats that enables one to come off as a sane person."

- Dan Greenberg

"The word ‘homeowner’ has the word ‘meow’ in it. Good luck pronouncing it correctly ever again."

- Yuki

"Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal."

- Eddie Izzard

"The more cats you have, the longer you live. If you have a hundred cats, you'll live 10 times longer than if you have 10. Someday this will be discovered, and people will have a thousand cats and live forever. It's truly ridiculous."

- Charles Bukowski

"Time spent with cats is never wasted."

- Sigmund Freud

"There's a lot of cat videos. Cats are just hilarious."

- Lil Peep

"A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats."

- Benjamin Franklin

"Heaven will never be Paradise unless my cats are there waiting for me."

"When the cat you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."

"What greater gift than the love of a cat?"

"Cats leave paw prints in your heart, forever and always."

"No one can truly understand the bond we form with the cats we love until they experience the loss of one."

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

- Unknown

"The memories and paw print of a beloved cat remains in our heart and soul forever."

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

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

- Unknown

"Every cat is my best friend."

"Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God."

"I tawt I taw a puddy tat."

"All you need is love and a cat."