A cat washing itself in a doorway means you'll be gettting a visit from a clergyman very soon.
If you pay money for a cat, it will never catch mice for you.
If a cat washes its face, company is coming.
A kitten born in May will never be a mouser.
A cat eats grass for medicine.
After a cat washes its face, if it turns to the east, someone is coming from the east to call on you.
Bring a cat home blindfolded and imeediately throw it into the middle of the bed and it will never leave.
Every cat has a worm in its tail and if you don't cut the tail off the cat will have fits.
If a cat eats catnip, it has a bellyache.
If a cat scratches you, you will be disappointed that day.
If you tie paper around all four paws of a cat, it will dance itself to death.
If a cat is dreaming, pull a whisker out of its lip, sleep on it that night and you will dream what the cat was dreaming.
It is said that you have a friendly disposition if a cat approaches you in a friendly manner.
If you take a cat away in a sack and drop it, it will always come back on the ninth day.
Kill a black cat and the devil will come to you before another black cat is seen.
Letting a cat look into a mirror will cause you trouble.
Remove a two-inch piece from the tip of a black cat's tail and dry it, then keep this bit of tail in your shoe for good luck.
Rub the four paws of a stray cat with grease and it will remain with you.
The direction in which a cat's tail is pointing while it washes its face will be the direction from which you may look for the arrival of guests.
To keep a cat from returning, always carry it down a stream.
To keep a cat from running away or to make it return home if stolen, cut off and bury the end of its tail under the front doorstep.
To prevent a stray cat from running away, cut some hair from its tail and wear it in your shoes.
To prevent fits in a cat, let it eat a piece of new dough.
