Cat proverbs

• When the cat's away, the mice will play. - English proverb

• You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. - Colonial proverb

• A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. - Indian proverb
  

• In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. - English proverb

• Beware of people who dislike cats. - Irish proverb

• An old cat will not learn how to dance. - Moroccan proverb

• If you fling water over a cat,you will bring about rain. - Burmese proverb

• A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope. - Arab proverb

• A cat may go to a monastery, but she still remains a cat. - Ethiopian proverb

• When rats infest the Palace a lame cat is better than the swiftest horse. - Chinese proverb
  

• After dark all cats are leopards. - Native American proverb

• A cat may look at a king. - English proverb

• The cat wonders at its own tail. - Spainish proverb
  

• Happy owner, happy cat. Indifferent owner, reclusive cat. - Chinese proverb

• A cat has nine lives. For three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays. - English proverb

• The man who loves cats will love his wife. - Russian proverb

• Happy is the home with at least one cat - Italian proverb

• The cat was created when the lion sneezed - Arabian proverb

• Curiosity killed the cat, Satisfaction brought it back! - English proverb

• Books and cats and fair-haired little girls make the best furnishing for a room - French proverb

• I gave an order to a cat, and the cat gave it to its tail - Chinese proverb

• Cats, flies and women are ever at their toilets - French proverb

• The dog for the man, the cat for the woman - English proverb

• Thou art the Great Cat, the avenger of the Gods, and the judge of words, and the president of the sovereign chiefs and the governor of the holy Circle; thou art indeed...the Great Cat. - Inscription on the Royal Tombs at Thebes

List compiled by webmaster from various sources.