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If you are worthy of its affection, a cat will be your friend but never your slave.

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly.

The cat, it is well to remember, remains the friend of man because it pleases him to do so and not because he must.

We call ourselves a dog's 'master' - but who ever dared to call himself the 'master' of a cat? We own a dog - he is with us as a slave and inferior because we wish him to be. But we entertain a cat - he adorns our hearth as a guest, fellow-lodger, and equal because he wishes to be there.

If we treated everyone we meet with the same affection we bestow upon our favorite cat, they, too, would purr.

Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties.

My tragedy is that all I want is a dog, and yet I have been cursed with cats all my life.

I really love animals. My cat is my little soul mate. He's not just a cat, he's my friend.

I've met many irresponsible people in my life but never an irresponsible cat.

In nine lifetimes, you'll never know as much about your cat as your cat knows about you.