It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.

It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.

If cats could talk, they wouldn't.

If cats could talk, they wouldn't.

What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of cats?

What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of cats?

The cat would eat fish, and would not wet her feet.

The cat would eat fish, and would not wet her feet.

Cats are absolute individuals, with their own ideas about everything, including the people they own.

Cats are absolute individuals, with their own ideas about everything, including the people they own.

Black cat or white cat, it's a good cat that catches the mice.

Black cat or white cat, it's a good cat that catches the mice.

Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs read more

Cats are the ultimate narcissists. You can tell this because of all the time they spend on personal grooming. Dogs aren't like this. A dog's idea of personal grooming is to roll in a dead fish.

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does read more

If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer

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

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