If you can't feed the cats, you must feed the rats. It is in his own interest that the cat purrs. Keep no more cats than will catch mice. Let every cat cover up his own stink. One of the most startling differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
Scalded cats fear even cold water.
Sleeping cats catch no mice. The cat is a good friend, but she scratches. The cat is honest when the meat is out of her reach. There's just one way to rub a cat's fur. There are more ways than one to kill a cat.