“What greater gift than the love of a cat.”—Charles Dickens, author

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

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”—Hippolyte Taine, French critic, and historian

“Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.”—William S. Burroughs, writer

“Cats are only human; they have their faults.”—Kingsley Amis, novelist

“Dogs eat. Cats dine.”—Ann Taylor

“Cats are a mysterious kind of folk.”—Sir Walter Scott

“A cat doesn’t care if you are smart or dumb, give him your heart and he will give you his.”—Abraham Lincoln

“When Rome burned, the emperor’s cats still expected to be fed on time.”—Seanan McGuire

“A kitten is, in the animal world, what a rosebud is in the garden.”—Robert Sowthey

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

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

“A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution.”—Hazel Nicholson

“A meow massages the heart.”—Stuart McMillan

“People who love cats have some of the biggest hearts around.”—Susan Easterly, pet writer

Cat quotes, like this one, show what cat owners have known all along: Cat owners are the best.

“Never trust a man who hates cats.”—Jane Pauley, American television journalist and author 

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”—James Herriot, British veterinary surgeon and writer

“If cats could talk, they wouldn’t.”—Nan Porter

“A cat will be your friend, but never your slave.”—Theophile Gautier, French poet

“As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat.”—Ellen Perry Berkeley, architectural journalist