Modesty Was Made For The Ugly.

Once [a Cat] Has Given Its Love, What Absolute Confidence, What Fidelity Of Affection!

What Well-bred Woman Would Refuse Her Heart To A Man Who Had Just Saved Her Life? Not One; And Gratitude Is A Short Cut Which Speedily Leads To Love.

Whatever May Have Been Said Of The Satiety Of Pleasure And Of The Disgust Which Usually Follows Passion, Any Man Who Has Anything Of A Heart And Who Is Not Wretchedly And Hopelessly Blasé Feels His Love Increased By His Happiness, And Very Often The Best Way To Retain A Lover Ready To Leave Is To Give One's Self Up To Him Without Reserve.

It Is Difficult To Obtain The Friendship Of A Cat. It Is A Philosophical Animal... One That Does Not Place Its Affections Thoughtlessly.

Literature Has Nothing To Do With Usefulness; The Most Useful Place In Any House Is The Toilet.