Cats Quotes by T. S. Eliot

12 Cats quotes by T. S. Eliot

Eliot’s 12 cat passages combine his signature lyrical precision with a keen eye for everyday moments. They feel like quiet pauses in a larger poem, inviting you to linger on the subtle grace of cats.

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You have learned enough to see that cats are much like you and me.

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The naming of cats is a difficult matter

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So first, your memory I'll jog, And say: A CAT IS NOT A DOG

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With cats, some say, one rule is true: Don't speak till you are spoken to.

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Again I must remind you that a dog's a dog-a cat's a cat.

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Before a cat will condescend to treat you as a trusted friend, some little token of esteem is needed, like a dish…

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When a Cat adopts you there is nothing to be done about it except to put up with it until the wind…

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Macavity, Macavity, there's no one like Macavity, there never was a cat of such deceitfulness and sauvity.

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When a Cat adopts you, and I am not superstitious at all I don't mean only Black cats there is nothing to…

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The naming of cats is a difficult matter. It isn't just one of your holiday games. You may think at first I'm…

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Cats must have three names-an everyday name, such as Peter; a more particular, dignified name, such as Quaxo, Bombalurina, or Jellylorum; and,…

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I am glad you have a Cat, but I do not believe it is So remarkable a cat as My Cat. My…

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