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It is with the approach of winter that cats... wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and read more
It is with the approach of winter that cats... wear their richest fur and assume an air of sumptuous and delightful opulence.
A man has to work so hard so that something of his personality stays alive. A tomcat has it so read more
A man has to work so hard so that something of his personality stays alive. A tomcat has it so easy, he has only to spray and his presence is there for years on rainy days.
A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely read more
A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely to grow dim or doubtful. Chances are, he isn't likely to carry the cat that way again, either. But if he wants to, I say let him!
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want.
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want.
The cat has too much spirit to have no heart
The cat has too much spirit to have no heart
Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick read more
Mrs. Crupp had indignantly assured him that there wasn't room to
swing a cat there; but as Mr. Dick justly observed to me, sitting
down on the foot of the bed, nursing his leg, "You know,
Trotwood, I don't want to swing a cat. I never do swing a cat.
Therefore what does that signify to me?"
Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.
Cat: A pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings.
The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.
The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.
