Are you a dog person? Cat person? People just can’t seem to find enough to say about our furry friends. Here are a few of the best quotes about the Battle of the Species:
“Cats are smarter than dogs. You can’t get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.” — Jeff Valdez
Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to.” — Joe Gores
“One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that the cat has only nine lives.” — Mark Twain
“I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven’t got the guts to bite people themselves.” — August Strindberg
In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.” — English Proverb
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
“Of all God’s creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with a cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.” — Mark Twain
“My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That’s almost $7.00 in dog money.” — Joe Weinstein
“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” — Unknown
“There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” — Bernard Williams
“Yesterday I was a dog. Today I’m a dog. Tomorrow I’ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There’s so little hope for advancement.” — Charles M. Schulz
“A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way.” — Mark Twain
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” — Josh Billings
“Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you.”– Mary Bly
“I am not a cat man, but a dog man, and all felines can tell this at a glance — a sharp, vindictive glance.” — James Thurber
“The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.” — Warren Bennis
” ‘I meant,” said Ipslore bitterly, “what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?’
Death thought about it.
‘Cats,’ he said eventually. ‘Cats are nice.'” — Terry Pratchett
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.” — Rita Rudner
“Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons.” — Robertson Davies
Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” — Ann Landers
Cats regard people as warmblooded furniture.” — Jacquelyn Mitchard
“I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon and a cat that comes home late at night.” — Marie Corelli
“Never try to outstubborn a cat.” — Robert A. Heinlein
Some people say that cats are sneaky, evil, and cruel. True, and they have many other fine qualities as well.” — Missy Dizick
“Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want.” — Joseph Wood Krutch
“No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.” — Fran Lebowitz
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.” Fran Lebowitz
“Cats regard people as warmblooded furniture.” — Jacquelyn Mitchard
“A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.” — Robert Benchley
No matter how much the cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.” — Abraham Lincoln
