Animals Quote by German Proverb

Cats do not keep the mice away; it is my belief that they preserve them for the chase.

— Oswald Barron

Keep no more cats than will catch mice

— Proverb

While the cat's away, the mice will play.

— James Arthur Ray

Black cat or white cat: If it can catch mice, it's a good cat

— Deng Xiaoping

When the cats away, the mice will play!

— Bob Marley

When you get a cat to catch the mice in your kitchen, you can't expect it to ignore the rats in the cellar.

— Anonymous

When mice run, cats give chase.

— Rachel Vincent

Black cat, white cat, what does it matter as long as the cat catches mice?

— Deng Xiaoping

Many cats are the death of the mouse.

— Kaspar Hauser

Trouble with mice is you always kill 'em.

— John Steinbeck

I can't abide cats myself, but of course we have to have one in the kitchen to deal with the mice. I insisted on…

— Jan Struther

While the cat's away, you may find the rats getting damned uppity.

— Simon R. Green