There is something special about cats that continually fascinate us. From their whimsical personalities to the way they curl up in our laps for cuddles, cats truly hold a place in our hearts.

To celebrate our furry feline friends, we’ve gathered 100 quotes about cats from cat lovers across the world.

These heartwarming reflections and wry observations express the deep love many feel for cats and are sure to bring a smile to any cat lover’s face!

100 Cute & Furry Quotes, Sayings & Instagram Captions About Cats

1. In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. – Terry Pratchett
2. I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days. – Bill Dana
3. Cats are inquisitive but hate to admit it. – Mason Cooley
4. As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of humankind. – Cleveland Amory
5. I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. – Hippolyte Taine
6. There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. – Albert Schweitzer
7. Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that if you provide them with food and water, and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God. – Christopher Hitchens
8. A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats. – Mason Cooley
9. It is impossible for a lover of cats to banish these alert, gentle, and discriminating friends, who give us just enough of their regard and complaisance to make us hunger for more. – Agnes Repplier
10. How we behave toward cats here below determines our status in heaven. – Robert A. Heinlein
11. I used to love dogs until I discovered cats. – Nafisa Joseph
12. Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. – James Herriot
13. Just watching my cats can make me happy. – Paula Cole
14. 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
15. You can not look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. – Jane Pauley
16. Dogs come when they’re called; cats take a message and get back to you later. – Mary Bly
17. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. – Robert A. Heinlein
18. Books. Cats. Life is Good. – Edward Gorey
19. In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this. – Terry Pratchett
20. There are two means of refuge from the misery of life – music, and cats. – Albert Schweitzer
21. Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. – James Herriot
22. If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. – Mark Twain
23. What greater gift than the love of a cat? – Charles Dickens
24. Meow’ means ‘woof’ in cat. – George Carlin
25. A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. – Ernest Hemingway
26. You know how it is with cats: They don’t really have owners, they have staff. – Author PC Cast
27. Sleep is like a cat: It only comes to you if you ignore it. – Novelist Gillian Flynn
28. Never try to out-stubborn a cat. – Science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein
29. I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. – Jean Cocteau
30. I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats. – Eckhart Tolle
31. Of all God’s creatures, there is only one that cannot be made a slave of the leash. 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
32. I would like to see anyone, prophet, king, or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time. – Neil Gaiman
33. A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. – Ernest Hemingway
34. There is no such thing as Just a cat. – Robert A. Heinlein
35. Cats gravitate to kitchens as rocks gravitate to gravity. – Terry Pratchett, Witches Abroad
36. Cats can work out mathematically the exact place to sit that will cause the most inconvenience. – Pam Brown
37. I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. – Jean Cocteau
38. Do you know a real friend? Someone you know will look after your cat after you are gone. – William S. Burroughs
39. Cats gravitate to kitchens as rocks gravitate to gravity. – Terry Pratchett
40. A home without a cat – and a well-fed, well-petted, and properly revered cat – may be a perfect home, perhaps, but how can it prove title? – Mark Twain
41. The smallest feline is a masterpiece. – Leonardo da Vinci
42. Time spent with a cat is never wasted. – Colette
43. The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be. – Elizabeth Peters
44. Ignorant people think it is the noise that fighting cats make that is so aggravating, but it ain’t so; it is the sickening grammar that they use. – Mark Twain
45. My cat is not insane, she’s just a really good actress. – P.C. Cast, Untamed
46. It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens … that whatever you say to them, they always purr. – Lewis Carroll
47. You can not look at a sleeping cat and feel tense. – Jane Pauley 
48. Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. – James Herriot
49. Cats are a mysterious kind of folk. – Sir Walter Scott 
50. Never trust a man who doesn’t like cats. – Unknown
51. Everybody wants to be a cat. – The Aristocats 
52. Love me, feed me, never leave me. – Garfield 
53. Are you blind when you’re born? Can you see in the dark? Can you look at a king? Would you sit on his throne? – Cats 
54. A cat’s the only cat who knows where it’s at. – The Aristocats
55. Curiosity killed the cat. – Ben Johnson 
56. If man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve the man but deteriorate the cat. – Mark Twain
57. A dog will flatter you, but you have to flatter the cat. – George Mikes 
58. I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats. – Eckhart Tolle 
59. Cats will outsmart dogs every time. – John Grogan 
60. I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. – Hippolyte Taine 
61. Cats do not keep the mice away; it is my belief that they preserve them for the chase. – Oswald Barron 
62. If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. – Alfred North Whitehead 
63. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. – Robert A. Heinlein 
64. Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance. – Dan Greenburg 
65. Some men are born to cats, others have cats thrust upon them. – Gilbert Millstein 
66. There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. – Albert Schweitzer 
67. For, though the room was silent, the silence of half a hundred cats is a peculiar thing, like fifty individual silences all piled one on top of another. – Susanna Clarke 
68. It has been the providence of nature to give this creature nine lives instead of one. – Bidpai
69. Letting the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than putting it back in. – Will Rogers 
70. I have lived with several Zen masters – all of them cats. – Eckhart Tolle 
71. If you want to write, keep a cat. – Aldous Huxley 
72. They say that the test of literary power is whether a man can write an inscription. I say, Can he name a kitten? – Samuel Butler 
73. Cats choose us; we don’t own them. – Kristen Cast 
74. Cats have it all – admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it. – Rod McKuen
75. Cats are inquisitive, but hate to admit it. – Mason Cooley
76. The only thing a cat worries about is what’s happening right now. – Lloyd Alexander
77. Cats have it all: admiration, an endless sleep, and company only when they want it. – Rod McKuen
78. Cats are connoisseurs of comfort. – James Herriot
79. If cats could write history, their history would be mostly about cats. – Eugen Weber
80. There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. – Albert Schweitzer
81. As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. – Ellen Perry Berkeley
82. Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them as curious as we do monkeys? – John Steinbeck
83. Dogs eat. Cats dine. – Ann Taylor
84. A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. – Mark Twain
85. A cat is a puzzle for which there is no solution. – Hazel Nicholson
86. The way to get on with a cat is to treat it as an equal – or even better, as the superior it knows itself to be. – Elizabeth Peters
87. All cats like being the focus of attention. – Peter Gray
88. If cats could talk, they wouldn’t. – Nan Porter
89. My cat is not insane, she’s just a really good actress. – P.C. Cast
90. One cat just leads to another. – Ernest Hemingway
91. Like all pure creatures, cats are practical. – William S. Burroughs
92. A cat has beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, all the virtues of man without his vices. – Lord Byron
93. What greater gift than the love of a cat? – Charles Dickens
94. You can’t ever be a cat owner; in the best of cases, it allows you to be their companion. – Harry Swanson
95. When I feel bad I just look at my cats and my courage returns. – Charles Bukowski
96. Cats are mysterious; they have more on their mind than we could ever imagine. – Walter Scott
97. It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens. – Cynthia E. Varnado
98. My relationships with my cats have saved me from a deadly, pervasive ignorance. – William S. Burroughs
99. The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.  – Jules Renard
100. There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. – Albert Schweitzer

Cats have long been a source of love, amusement, and comfort to people. For centuries, cats have been one of our most beloved companions, providing us with purrs, snuggles, and adorable antics.

Cats have inspired generations of poets, writers, and philosophers to express the beauty, playfulness, and companionship that these beloved animals provide us.

The wisdom imparted in these 100 quotes about cats serves as an everlasting reminder of the power and grace our feline friends bring into our lives.

May we always remember their endearing qualities – friendship without judgment, curiosity without criticism – so that they may forever remain man’s best friend!