Cats have been delighting humans for so long that there are actually a lot of proverbs about them from many different cultures.
Here is a list of some of our favorites.
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“The purity of a person’s heart can be quickly measured by how he regards cats.-Proverb
“If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich.-African Proverb
“In a cat’s eye, all things belong to cats.-English Proverb
“All cats love fish but fear to wet their paws.-Chinese Proverb
“It is better to feed one cat than many mice.-Norwegian Proverb
“A cat is a lion to a mouse.-Albanian Proverb
“After dark all cats are leopards.-Native American Proverb
“Ye shall not possess any beast, my dear sisters, except only a cat.-The Ancren Riewle
“The cat was created when the lion sneezed.-Arabian Proverb
“A cat may go to a monastery, but she still remains a cat.-Ethiopian Proverb
“A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope.-Arabian Proverb
“A cat is a tiger that is fed by hand.-Proverb
“An old cat will not learn how to dance.-Moroccan Proverb
“Don’t trust the weak appearance of the wolf or the disappearance of the cat: they’ll both make a come-back.-Proverb
“A cat assures its owner of good luck.-Chinese Proverb
“The cat who frightens the mice away is as good as the cat who eats them.-German Proverb
“A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes.-Proverb
“Beware of people who dislike cats.-Irish Proverb
“The cat dreams of garbage.-Hindu Proverb
“A rose has thorns, a cat has claws; certainly both are worth the risk.-Proverb
“Those that dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain.-Dutch Proverb
“A cat may look at a king.-English Proverb
“Happy owner, happy cat. Indifferent owner, reclusive cat.-Chinese Proverb
