It’s sometimes difficult to put our feelings into words and when it comes to describing cats and the emotions and love they can stir in our hearts. I’ve learned that sometimes the best way to express myself with my cats is to just sit near them and put a hand near them or stroke their fur gently. Laying down next to them and getting to their level and just sitting still with them is a very bonding activity and I learn so much watching their subtle movements as they communicate the workings of their life journey to us. When I find a piece of writing, a poem or a small passage that encapsulates the sentiment of knowing what it is to have a cat in your life, and it really touches me, I am thankful that so many writers and thinkers and regular people like myself have attempted to convey their feelings about cats.

Here are some of my favorite cat quotes

1. “There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.”
– Albert Schweitzer

“There are two means of refuge from the misery of life — music and cats.” – Albert Schweitzer

2. “Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”
– James Herriot

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.”
– James Herriot

3. “Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”
– Garrison Keillor

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a purpose.”
– Garrison Keillor

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

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

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

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

6. “The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
– Leonardo da Vinci

“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
– Leonardo da Vinci

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

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

8. “I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
– Hippolyte Taine

“I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.”
– Hippolyte Taine

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

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

10. “When I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns”
– Charles Bukowski

“When I am feeling low all i have to do is watch my cats and my courage returns”
– Charles Bukowski

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