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!

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?"

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.

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.

If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it
catches mice.

It doesn't matter if a cat is black or white, as long as it
catches mice.

A cat may look like a king.

A cat may look like a king.

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.

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.

Curiosity killed the cat, but for awhile I was a suspect.

Curiosity killed the cat, but for awhile I was a suspect.