{"id":1144,"date":"2016-03-30T05:02:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-30T13:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2016-03-30T05:02:01","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T13:02:01","slug":"wild-and-sometimes-crazy-wednesday-what-they-say-about-cats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=1144","title":{"rendered":"Wild (and Sometimes Crazy) Wednesday\u2014What They Say About Cats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you enjoy some of the cat sayings you find on plaques, note cards, pillows, coffee cups and other items? Do you have a favorite? Someone gave us a sign that says, \u201cThe more people I meet, the more I like my cat.\u201d My dad put this magnet on his fridge, \u201cIf you want the best seat in the house, move the cat.\u201d And then there\u2019s the one about the fact that dogs drool and cat\u2019s rule.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-619\" src=\"http:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lily-001-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"lily-001\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lily-001-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/lily-001.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Here are some additional sayings I found for our enjoyment\u2014some from famous people in history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy associating with the cat, one only risks becoming richer.\u201d (Colette)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe purity of a person\u2019s heart can quickly be measured by how they regard cats.\u201d (Unknown)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod made the cat in order that man might have the pleasure of caressing the lion.\u201d (Fernand Mery)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are two means of refuge from the miseries of life\u2014music and cats.\u201d (Albert Schweitzer)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf animals could speak, a dog would be a blundering, outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.\u201d (Mark Twain)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA cat has absolute emotional honesty; human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not.\u201d (Ernest Hemmingway)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a man could be crossed with a cat, it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat.\u201d (Mark Twain)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe smallest feline is a masterpiece.\u201d (Leonardo da Vinci)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCats never strike a pose that isn\u2019t photogenic.\u201d (Lillian Jackson Braun)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCats are absolute individuals, with their own ideas about everything, including the people they own.\u201d (John Dingman)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe problem with cats is they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe murderer.\u201d (Paula Poundstone)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCats have it all\u2014admiration, endless sleep, and company only when they want it.\u201d (Rod McKuen)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat greater gift than the love of a cat.\u201d (Charles Dickens)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you enjoy some of the cat sayings you find on plaques, note cards, pillows, coffee cups and other items? 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