20 Greatest quotes about love
20th Nov 2023 Dating & Relationships
2 min read

Love is one of the most talked about emotions in literature and philosophy. Here are some of the best quotes about love
Love, that universal language that transcends time,
place, and circumstance, has been the subject of countless musings by some of
the world's greatest minds. From poets to philosophers, artists to authors,
these eloquent souls have captured the essence of love in words that resonate
through the ages.
In this collection of the 20 greatest quotes about love, we
embark on a journey through the human heart, exploring the myriad facets of
this emotion that binds us all. Whether you seek to deepen your understanding of love,
are searching for the right words to express your feelings, or simply yearn for
a dose of heartfelt inspiration, these quotes are here to remind us that love
is the force that keeps the world turning, and the fire that forever warms our
souls.
Love is...
1. "To
love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides". — David Viscott
2. "Love
is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies". — Aristotle
3. "Love
is not finding someone to live with, it's finding someone you can't imagine
living without". — Rafael Ortiz
4. "Being
deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives
you courage". — Lao Tzu
5. "Love
is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own". — H.
Jackson Brown Jr.
"Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own"
6. "Love
is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth
that lies at the heart of creation". — Rabindranath Tagore
7. "To
love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that's
everything". — T. Tolis
8. "It
is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous
that you realise just how much you love them". — Agatha Christie
9. "The
best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that
plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds". — Nicholas Sparks

Many philosophers, authors and poets have tried to capture the emotion of love in their work. Credit: mododeolhar
10. "Love
is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the
strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun,
more last than star". — E.E. Cummings
11. "The
only thing we never get enough of is love, and the only thing we never give
enough of is love". — Henry Miller
12. "Love
is when you sit beside someone doing nothing, yet you feel perfectly happy". — Anonymous
13. "Love
is the poetry of the senses". — Honoré de Balzac
14. "Love
never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its
source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and
wounds; it dies of weariness, of witherings, of tarnishings." — Anais Nin
"Love recognises no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope"
15. "You
know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally
better than your dreams". — Dr. Seuss
16. Love
does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same
direction. — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
17. "Whatever
our souls are made of, his and mine are the same". — Emily Brontë
18. "Nobody
has ever measured, even poets, how much a heart can hold". — Zelda Fitzgerald
19. "Love
recognises no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to
arrive at its destination full of hope". — Maya Angelou
20. "Love
is the whole thing. We are only pieces". — Rumi
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