A collection of cat proverbs from a variety of countries and cultures.
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Cat Proverbs
After dark all cats are leopards. – Native American Proverb
A cat may look at a king. – English Proverb
All cats are grey in the dark. – English Proverb
I gave an order to a cat, and the cat gave it to its tail – Chinese Proverb
Settling a dispute through the law is like losing a cow for the sake of a cat. – Chinese Proverb
The cat who frightens the mice away is as good as the cat who eats them – German Proverb
Don't buy a cat in a sack. – Dutch Proverb
When rats infest the Palace a lame cat is better than the swiftest horse. – Chinese Proverb
Let sleeping cats lie- French Proverb
Books and cats and fair-haired little girls make the best furnishing for a room – French Proverb
Curiosity killed the cat, Satisfaction brought it back! – English Proverb
If men were now to turn their hostility towards the cat, it would not be long before the domestic cat became a wild animal. – Nigerian Proverb
All cats are bad in May- French Proverb
In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. – English Proverb
Let the female cat run; the tomcat will catch her. – German Proverb
One should not send a cat to deliver cream – Yiddish Proverb
A scalded cat dreads even cold water- French Proverb
A cat is a lion in a jungle of small bushes. – Indian Proverb
A cat may go to a monastery, but she still remains a cat – Ethiopian Proverb
The dream of cats is all mice. – Egyptian Proverb
If stretching were wealth, the cat would be rich. – African Proverb
Happy owner, happy catIndifferent owner, reclusive cat. – Chinese Proverb
A bon chat bon rat(A good cat deserves a good rat.) – French Proverb
An old cat laps as much milk as a young. – English Proverb
Wake not a sleeping cat- French Proverb
When the cat and mouse agree, the grocer is ruined. – Iranian Proverb
The cat is nature's Beauty. – French Proverb
When the mouse laughs at the cat there's a hole nearby. – Nigerian Proverb
Happy is the home with at least one cat – Italian Proverb
You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. – Colonial Proverb
The dog for the man, the cat for the woman – English Proverb
Beware of the cat that licks from the front but claws from behind – English Proverb
The cat's a saint when there are no mice about. – Japanese Proverb
The cat loves fish, but hates wet feet – Italian Proverb
The three merriest things in the world are a cat's kitten, a goat's kid, and a young widow. – Irish Proverb
The cat sees through shut lids – English Proverb
To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog. – German Proverb
A cat has nine livesFor three he plays, for three he strays, and for the last three he stays. – English Proverb
It's for her own good that the cat purrs. – Irish Proverb
The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. – Hebrew Proverb
A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel. – Portugese Proverb
Cats hide their claws. – English Proverb
The cat is a good friend, only she scratches. – Portugese Proverb
He's as honest as the cat when the meat is out of reach. – English Proverb
The dog may be wonderful prose, but only the cat is poetry- French Proverb
Handsome cats and fat dung heaps are the sign of a good farmer- French Proverb
The cat was created when the lion sneezed – Arabian Proverb
A trapped cat becomes a lion – English Proverb
An old cat will not learn how to dance. – Moroccan Proverb
No one likes to bell the cat. – German Proverb
Those that dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain. – Dutch Proverb
A cat with a straw tail keeps away from fire. – English Proverb
Beware of people who dislike cats. – Irish Proverb
Old cats mean young mice – Italian Proverb
A rat who gnaws at a cat's tail invites destruction. – Chinese Proverb
Dogs remember faces, cats remember places. – English Proverb
Who cares well for cats will marry as happily as he or she could ever wish- French Proverb
My soul feels as disturbed as if a cat were treading my heart. – Chinese Proverb
If you play with a cat, you must not mind her scratch. – Yiddish Proverb
A cat bitten once by a snake dreads even rope – Arabian Proverb
Whatever is born of a cat will cat mice. – Irish Proverb
Nature breaks through the eyes of the cat. – Irish Proverb
Wherever the mice laugh at the cat, there you will find a hole. – Portugese Proverb
Cats, flies and women are ever at their toilets – French Proverb
