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The cat has too much spirit to have no heart
The cat has too much spirit to have no heart
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
The Cat in Gloves catches no Mice.
The Cat in Gloves catches no Mice.
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.
As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.
As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.
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?"
The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he read more
The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either.
A cat's got her own opinion of human beings. She don't say much, but you can tell enough to make read more
A cat's got her own opinion of human beings. She don't say much, but you can tell enough to make you anxious not to hear the whole of it.
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!