Cats, like men, are flatterers. Author: Walter Savage Landor Copy Quote More from Walter Savage Landor “Cats ask plainly for what they want.” “Dying Speech of an Old PhilosopherI strove with none, for none was worth my str…” “When a cat flatters ... he is not insincere: you may safely take it for real ki…” “Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring in a library.”