“I have studied many philosophers and many cats.
The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” – Hippolyte Taine
“Cats have it all – admiration, an endless sleep,
and company only when they want it.” – Rod McKuen
“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
“To err is human, to purr is feline.” – Robert Byrne
“A cat has absolute emotional honesty: human beings, for one reason or another,
may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.” – Ernest Hemingway
“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.” – Leonardo da Vinci
“A kitten is in the animal world what a rosebud is in the garden.” – Robert Southey
“People who don’t like cats were probably mice in an earlier life.” – Unknown
“As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows,
cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the humankind.”
– Cleveland Amory
“A cat is an example of sophistication minus civilization.” – Anonymous
“One cat just leads to another.” – Ernest Hemingway
“Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm
to ask for what you want.” – Joseph Wood Krutch
“I had been told that the training procedure with cats was difficult. It’s not.
Mine had me trained in two days.” – Bill Dana
“I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little,
they become its visible soul.” – Jean Cocteau
“A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people,
and many cats prefer people to other cats.” – Mason Cooley
This is an open thread.
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PWBPeeps is a group that posts a daily diary and nightly open thread for animal lovers. We share photos, seek & give advice about pet health and behavior issues, support each other in times of sadness and stress, celebrate together when times are good, and on most days have an inordinate amount of fun.
You are welcome to join us!
Easy PWB Rules
- Do not “Troll” the Pootie Peeps Diaries. If you don’t like animal diaries, there’s no need to tell us about it. Just go find some other diary more to your liking.
- Whatever happens in the outer blog STAYS in the outer blog. This is a place to relax and play; please treat it accordingly.
- If you would like a pic from the comment threads, please ask the poster. He/she may have a copyright to those pics. Many thanks!
- There are some pics we never post: snakes, creepy crawlies, any and all photos that depict or encourage human cruelty toward animals. These are considered “out of bounds” and will not be tolerated.
