Lilian Jackson Braun famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

To understand a cat, you must realize that he has has own gifts, his own viewpoint, even his own morality
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat #Viewpoints #Morality
A library card is the start of a lifelong adventure.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Adventure #Kids #Library
Dogs have their day but cats have 365.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Dog #Cat #Pet
Cats have a contempt of speech. Why should they talk when they can communicate without words?
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat #Speech #Should
The more you talk to cats ... the smarter they become. An occasional 'nice kitty' will have no measurable effect; intelligent conversation is required.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Nice #Cat #Intelligent
Cats never strike a pose that isn't photogenic.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat #Strikes #Photogenic
The way to test a man's sincerity is to serve him a bad cup of coffee. If he doesn't comment, he is not to be trusted.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Wisdom #Coffee #Men
At dinner time he would sit in a corner, concentrating; and suddenly they would say, 'Time to feed the cat,' as if it were their idea.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat #Ideas #Dinner
Cats hate a closed door, you know, regardless of which side they're on. If they're out, they want to get in, and if they're in, they want to get out.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Hate #Cat #Doors
When you don't know what to do with yourself, do something for someone else.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun
No one ever owns a cat...you share a common habitation on a basis of equal rights and mutual respects...although somehow the cat always comes out ahead of the deal.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat #Rights #Common
...if you've never been cussed out by a Siamese, you don't know what profanity is all about!
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Profanity
I'm beginning to be skeptical of my own skepticism.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Skepticism #Skeptical
Cats are fond of mooning.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat
Small birds throw seeds out of the feeder; large birds pick them up off the ground, but the squirrels try to muscle in.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Squirrels #Bird #Trying
People who really appreciated animals always asked their names.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Animal #Names #People
Cats are cats . . . the world over! These intelligent, peace-loving, four-footed friends- who are without prejudice, without hate, without greed- may someday teach us something. -James Mackintosh Qwilleran
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Hate #Cat #Intelligent
Beware of the clever ones; the dumb ones are safer.
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Clever #Dumb
Are those cat hairs on your lapel, or have you been dating a blonde with a crew cut?
-- Lilian Jackson Braun

#Cat #Cutting #Hair

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