To earn the love of a cat is like no other, and these cat quotes will speak right to your crazy cat lover heart.

Many people love cats. According to figures by the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Americans own between 74 and 96 million cats. That’s a huge number of people who love their feline friends.

Cat ownership has a number of benefits. Being a cat owner can fulfill your need for companionship, lower your stress levels, boost your energy, and create positive emotions.

Owning a cat is one of the best ways of coping during difficult times. They serve as a social support and can help you get over your loss more quickly. Besides, cats can keep you laughing with all the goofy things they do.

While cats need to be cared for like any other pet, they don’t need to consume much of your time. Unlike dogs, cats don’t need to be bathed, walked, or regularly let outside. Also, they are a relatively inexpensive companion that can fit in small spaces.

To remind you just how awesome they are, below is our collection of inspirational, cute, and loving cat quotes, cat sayings, and cat proverbs, collected from a variety of sources over the years. Enjoy!

Cat Quotes That Are Too Perfect For Words

1.) “I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.” — Jean Cocteau

2.) “A cat has beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, all the virtues of man without his vices.” – Lord Byron

3.) “What greater gift than the love of a cat?” — Charles Dickens

4.) “You can’t ever be a cat owner; in the best of cases it allows you to be their companion.” – Harry Swanson

5.) “When I feel bad I just look at my cats and my courage returns.” – Charles Bukowski

6.) “Cats are mysterious; they have more on their mind that we could never imagine.” – Walter Scott

7.) “It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens.” – Cynthia E. Varnado

8.) “My relationships with my cats has saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance.” — William S. Burroughs

9.) “The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.”  – Jules Renard

10.) “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” — Albert Schweitzer

Cat quotes to celebrate our feline friends

11.) “Cats choose us; we don’t own them.” — Kristin Cast

12.) “I love all animals. I just happen to prefer cats. They’re really chill, and they’re loving yet not loving. I relate to them, in a way.” – Camren Bicondova

13.) “If a cat spoke, it would say things like ‘Hey, I don’t see the problem here.” – Roy Blount Jr.

14.) “Respecting a cat is the beginning of the aesthetic sense.” – Erasmus Darwin

15.) “Cats do not have to be shown how to have a good time, for they are unfailing ingenious in that respect.” — James Mason

16.) “Cats have an absolute emotional honesty; humans, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but the cat, does not.” – Ernest Hemingway

17.) “Time spent with cats is never wasted.” — Sigmund Freud

18.) “It is a very difficult task to earn a cat’s affection; they will be your friend if you feel that you are worthy of their friendship, but not your slave.” – Théophile Gautier

19.) “The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now.” – Lloyd Alexander

20.) “Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later.” –  Mary Bly

Cat quotes that prove how awesome they really are

21.) “That’s the great secret of creativity. You treat ideas like cats: you make them follow you.” ― Ray Bradbury

22.) “Cats have it all: admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it.” – Rod McKuen

23.) “Dogs look at us as their gods, horses as their peers, but the cats look to us as their subjects.” – Winston Churchill

24.) “Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it.” – Mason Cooley

25.) “I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through.” — Jules Verne

26.) “A kitten is the delight of a household. All day long a comedy is played out by an incomparable actor.” – Champfleury

27.) “The cat is the only animal that has managed to tame man.”  – Marce Mauss

28.) “How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven.” — Robert A. Heinlein

29.) “Kittens are angels with whiskers.” – Alexis Flora Hope

30.) “There are few things in life more heartwarming than to be welcomed by a cat.” – Tay Hohoff

Cat quotes that will make your day

31.) “It is good to have a lot of cats around. If you feel bad, you look at the cats and you feel better, because they know that things are as they are.” – Charles Bukowski

32.) “My cat never laughs or complains, he is always reasoning.”  – Miguel de Unamuno

33.) “One cat just leads to another.” – Ernest Hemingway

34.) “Cats possess so many of the same qualities as some people that it is often hard to tell the people and the cats apart.” — P.J. O’Rourke

35.) “Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.” – William S. Burroughs

36.) “There is truly not a single quality of the cat that man should not seek to emulate to improve.” – Carl van Vechten

37.) “Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.” – Ilona Andrews

38.) “The problem with cats is that they get the same exact look whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.” – Paula Poundstone

39.) “Cats, like men, are flatterers.” — Walter Savage Landor

40.) “I’m not sure why I like cats so much. I mean, they’re really cute obviously. They are both wild and domestic at the same time.” – Michael Showalter

Other cute cat quotes to inspire you

41.) “In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett

42.) “Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” — Mark Twain

43.) “Just watching my cats can make me happy.” – Paula Cole

44.) “A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.” – Mason Cooley

45.) “Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.” – Robert A. Heinlein

46.) “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” — James Herriot

47.“I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” – Bill Dana

48.) “Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.” – W. L. George

49.) “God made the cat to offer men the pleasure of stroking a tiger.” – Francois Joseph Mery

50.) “I have felt cats rubbing their faces against mine and touching my cheek with claws carefully sheathed. These things, to me, are expressions of love.” – James Herriot

Did you enjoy these cat quotes?

Cats are the kings of the internet, and rightly so. Having them around you can be just as rewarding and beneficial as any other animal friendship.

These fluffy, independent felines can lower your risk of heart disease, offer comfort, make you sleep better, and reduce stress and anxiety. Hopefully, the above quotes have reminded you how awesome kitty-cats are.

Which of these cat quotes resonated best with you? Do you have any other favorite quotes to add? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below.

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