Cat quotes for every occasion

Calling all cat lovers! Whether you’re a proud pet parent, a loving cat sitter, or you simply fall head over heels for every whiskered feline friend that saunters across your path, you’re in for a treat. We've rounded up the crème de la crème of cat quotes that are sure to tickle your funny bone, melt your heart, and remind you why cats rule the world! Welcome to the whitty world of kitty quotes...

Funny cat quotes

This collection of quotes will have you grinning like the Cheshire Cat. 

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

“Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you.” - Mary Bly

“I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” - Bill Dana

“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

“Never try to out stubborn a cat.” - Robert A. Heinlein

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

“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

Cute cat quotes

These quotes about cats are as adorable as a kitty’s toe beans! 

“Cats are connoisseurs of comfort.” - James Herriot

“Meow means woof in cat.” - George Carlin

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

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

Cat love quotes

Share your love of cats with one of these quotes...

“I used to love dogs until I discovered cats.” - Nafisa Joseph

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” - Albert Schweitzer

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

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

“Your house will always be blessed with love, laughter, and friendship if you have a cat.” - Lewis Carroll

“Never trust a man who hates cats.” - Jane Pauley

“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

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

“Cats speak only to those who know how to listen.” - Sigmund Freud

"There are no ordinary cats." - Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

Kitten quotes

These are the quotes for your furry bundle of joy! 

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

“One cat just leads to another.” - Ernest Hemingway

“Kittens are angels with whiskers.” - Alexis Flora Hope

Cat loss quotes

Because your feline friend may be gone, but they will never be forgotten.

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

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

“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” - Winnie The Pooh

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

“Heaven will never be paradise unless my cats are there waiting for me.” - Unknown

“Cats leave paw prints in your heart, forever and always.” - Unknown

“When the cat you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.” - Unknown

“In nine lifetimes, you’ll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.” - Michel de Montaigne

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

“Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back.” - The Titusville Herald

If you're struggling to find the words to support someone through the loss of a pet, get inspiration from our collection of quotes for grieving pet parents.

Quotes from the Cheshire Cat 

Let us take you down the rabbit hole with these Cheshire Cat quotes.

“I am not crazy; my reality is just different from yours.”

“Not all who wander are lost.”

“I never get involved in politics.”

“It’s always tea time.”

“I can’t know everything.”

Cat in the Hat quotes 

Step into the wild and wacky world of Dr. Seuss with these quotes.

“It is fun to have fun, but you have to know how.”

"I will NOT go away. I do NOT wish to go!"

“Why fit in when you were born to stand out?”

Black cat quotes

Challenge superstitions with these black cat quotes. 

“A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” - Groucho Marx

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

“The cat is above all things, a dramatist.” - Margaret Benson

“I wish that my writing was as mysterious as a cat.” - Edgar Allan Poe

Feline fanatics will be happy to find that there’s a cat quote for every occasion! But what about if you’re a dog lover? Don’t worry, we haven't forgotten about you - here are 63 funny dog quotes to make you smile!