Cat people tend to love a good cat quote, and Mark Twain wrote more of them than almost anyone. Below are famous cat quotes with their sources, short sayings, funny lines, birthday messages for cat lovers, and messages for a card after the loss of a cat.
Article contents
- How to Use a Quote in a Card
- Famous Cat Quotes
- Short Cat Quotes and Sayings
- Funny Cat Quotes
- Cat Birthday Messages
- Messages for the Loss of a Cat
- Frequently Asked Questions
How to Use a Quote in a Card
- Write the quote first, in quotation marks. Add the name of the person who said it.
- Add one or two lines of your own. Say why the quote made you think of them.
- Close with your name.
Example: "One cat just leads to another." (Ernest Hemingway) Congratulations on your new kitten! Send pictures soon. Love, Aunt Liz
Famous Cat Quotes
- "A home without a cat... may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title?" (Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson)
- "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction." (Mark Twain)
- "When I play with my cat, who knows whether she isn't amusing herself with me more than I am amusing myself with her?" (Michel de Montaigne, Essays)
- "One cat just leads to another." (Ernest Hemingway, letter, 1943)
- "I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." (Hippolyte Taine)
- "Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat." (Mark Twain, Notebook)
Short Cat Quotes and Sayings
These are common sayings, so they do not need a name after them.
- Home is where the cat is.
- Dogs have owners. Cats have staff.
- Life is better with a cat.
- A cat's purr is the best sound there is.
- All you need is love and a cat.
- Home is wherever my cat is napping.
- Cats leave paw prints on our hearts too.
Funny Cat Quotes
- "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." (Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love)
- "It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming." (Adlai Stevenson, vetoing a cat leash bill, 1949)
- "One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." (Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar)
- My cat is not ignoring me. She is just very busy looking out the window.
- I work hard so my cat can have a better life.
- The cat knocked it off the table, and somehow I am the one who has to apologize.
Cat Birthday Messages
For a birthday card to a cat lover, or a card signed by the cat.
- Happy birthday to a fellow member of the cat club!
- Happy birthday! Give your cat a scratch behind the ears from me.
- Happy birthday! I saved you the warm spot on the bed. Love, your cat
- Happy birthday! May your coffee stay hot and your cat stay off the keyboard.
- Happy birthday! I hope your cat lets you have the good spot on the couch today.
- Happy birthday to the only person my cat actually likes.
Messages for the Loss of a Cat
For a card to someone whose cat has died. Use the cat's name if you know it.
- I am so sorry about your cat. She had a wonderful life with you.
- Thinking of you and all the quiet, happy years you shared with your cat.
- Your cat knew she was loved every single day.
- No more sunny windowsills will feel quite the same. I'm so sorry.
- Remembering a gentle friend who made your house a home.
- He was part of your family for so long. Sending you a hug.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a famous quote about cats?
Mark Twain wrote, "When a man loves cats, I am his friend and comrade, without further introduction." Ernest Hemingway's "One cat just leads to another" is another favorite.
What do you write in a card when someone's cat dies?
Say you are sorry, use the cat's name, and mention something you remember about them. A few sincere words are enough. See our pet sympathy messages for more.
Did Mark Twain have cats?
Yes. Twain kept many cats and gave them names like Sour Mash and Bambino. His books and notebooks are full of lines about them.
Our Playful Cats and Cat Patterns sets are blank inside, so any of these quotes will fit. See all cat cards.
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