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If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
If you hold a cat by the tail you learn things you cannot learn any other way.
What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of cats?
What sort of philosophers are we, who know absolutely nothing about the origin and destiny of cats?
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!
The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.
The phrase 'domestic cat' is an oxymoron.
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want.
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what they want.
If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on read more
If toast always lands butter-side down, and cats always land on their feet, what happens if you strap toast on the back of a cat and drop it?
It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.
It has been the providence of Nature to give this creature [the
cat] nine lives instead of one.
Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
Cats have a scam going - you buy the food, they eat the food, they go away; that's the deal.
A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely read more
A man who carries a cat by the tail is getting experience that will always be helpful. He isn't likely to grow dim or doubtful. Chances are, he isn't likely to carry the cat that way again, either. But if he wants to, I say let him!
