"Curiosity killed the cat, Satisfaction brought it back!" - English Proverb

Cats

"Before a cat will condescend
To treat you as a trusted friend,
Some little token of esteem
Is needed, like a dish of cream." T.S. Eliot

"I wish I could write as mysterious as a cat" Edgar Allan Poe

"The city of cats and the city of men exist one inside the other, but they are not the same city." Italo Calvino

Have you ever wondered how to say “CAT” in other languages?

In English, cat is "cat." In French, cat is "Chat." In German, your cat is "die Katze." In Dutch your cat is "kat". The Spanish word for cat is "gato," and the Italian word is "gatto." In Czech, your cat is "kocka" (also a word for a good looking woman). In Russian, your cat is "koshka". The Slovak word for cat is "macka". Japanese prefer "neko" and Arabic countries call a cat a "kitte." Any additions?

People who own cats live longer, have less stress, and have fewer heart attacks.

Lucky me :-)

Cats do strange things and behave in some very interesting ways - Interesting facts about cats

The average cat sleeps between 12-14 hours a day.

Cats have 220° field of view where humans only have 180°.
Cats' sense of smell is 14 times stronger than that of humans.

Cats have 30 permanent teeth, while adult humans have 32.
Cats have 30 vertebrae, while humans only have 25.

Cats have 230 bones in their bodies, this is 24 more than humans.
Cats have a body temperature of between 101 and 102.2 °F (38 and 39 °C).

The lifespan of cats are usually between 15 and 20 years.
Cats have a heart rate of between 120 - 240 beats per minute. (This varies highly between different breeds cats)

Cats take between 20 - 40 breaths per minute in an inactive state. (This varies highly between different breeds cats)
The print on a cat's nose is like that of a fingerprint of a human, each is unique.

Cats have a top speed of about 30 mp/h (48.28 km/h).

"There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats." - Unknown

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth

I believe cats to be spirits come to earth. A cat, I am sure, could walk on a cloud without coming through. - Jules Verne

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash

"Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave of the leash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat." - Mark Twain

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. - Albert Schweitzer

"Those who will play with cats must expect to be scratched" Cervantes

After Dark all Cats are Leopards