God has made the cat to give man the pleasure of caressing…

God made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of caressing the lion.

— Fernand Mery

Even overweight cats instinctively know the cardinal rule: when fat, arrange yourself in slim poses.

— John Weitz

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

— Terry Pratchett

Cats are kindly masters, just so long as you remember your place.

— Paul Gray

In the image of the lion made He kittens small and curious.

— Heinrich Heine

...with a cat you stand on much the same footing that you stand with a fine and dignified friend; if you forfeit his respect…

— Carl Van Vechten

I simply can't resist a cat, particularly a purring one.

— Mark Twain

I simply can´t resist a cat, particularly a purring one. They are the cleanest, cunningest, and most intelligent things I know, outside of the…

— Mark Twain

You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.

— Jane Pauley

At dinner time he would sit in a corner, concentrating; and suddenly they would say, 'Time to feed the cat,' as if it were…

— Lilian Jackson Braun

For every house is incomplete without him, and a blessing is lacking in the spirit.

— Christopher Smart

There is nothing in the animal world, to my mind, more delightful than grown cats at play. They are so swift and light and…

— Monica Edwards

Holding up my purring cat to the moon. I sighed.

— Jack Kerouac

The trouble with sharing one's bed with cats is that they'd rather sleep on you than beside you.

— Pam Brown

Thought subsides when you pet your dog or you have a purring cat on your chest. Even just watching an animal can take you…

— Eckhart Tolle