12 Cat Quotes That Feline Fans Will Totally Get

Look, if you wanted an easy pet, then you would have gotten a goldfish. Cats are a little more complex—one minute they’re cute and cuddly, and the next, they’re giving you attitude (or, you know, running around your home at 4 a.m.). But you wouldn’t have it any other way. Here, 12 cat quotes that capture the loving, complicated relationship that a person has with their furry feline.

RELATED: 6 REASONS IT’S ACTUALLY BETTER TO LET YOUR CAT SLEEP IN YOUR BED

 

“What greater gift than the love of a cat?” – Charles Dickens

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

“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” – Ernest Hemingway

“Beware of people who dislike cats.” – Irish Proverb

“Time spent with cats is never wasted.” – Sigmund Freud

“Way down deep, we're all motivated by the same urges. Cats have the courage to live by them.”  – Jim Davis

“Cats will outsmart dogs every time.” – John Grogan

“You cannot look at a sleeping cat and feel tense.” – Jane Pauley

“As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.” – Ellen Perry Berkeley

“There are no ordinary cats.” – Colette

“Dogs eat. Cats dine.” – Ann Taylor

“Happy is the home with at least one cat.” – Italian Proverb

RELATED: 4 THINGS YOU CAN DO TODAY TO IMPROVE YOUR CAT’S HEALTH