Ancient Quote by William E. Conway, Jr

Cats are the wildest of the tame and the tamest of the wild

— Mark Twain

The cat is domestic only as far as suits its own ends...

— Hector Hugh Munro

The cat is the only non-gregarious domestic animal. It is retained by its extra-ordinary adhesion to the comforts of the house in which it…

— Francis Galton

The cat is the only animal which accepts the comforts but rejects the bondage of domesticity.

— Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

You can tame feral cats, but you are never gonna get them like a cat that's been socialized at a very young age.

— Temple Grandin

Their [cats] effortless passing between the wild and domestic worlds suggests the kind of grace we need as a species to move between nature…

— Richard Mabey

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

— Ben Whishaw

No domestic animal can be as still as a wild animal. The civilized people have lost the aptitude of stillness, and must take lessons…

— Anonymous

No animal is a better judge of comfort than a cat.

— James Herriot

“The cat, an introduced animal, is not needed here outside of buildings. It has disturbed the biological balance and has become a destructive force…

— Peter P. Marra

I think all cats are wild. They only act tame if there´s a saucer of milk in it for them.

— Douglas Adams

I know that most domesticated animals aren't indigenous to this country. So guess what, cat? You can beat it. Go back to Catalina Island…

— Arj Barker