Love, in its myriad forms, remains a universal language, transcending boundaries, cultures, and epochs. It is the ember that warms the cold nights and the light that brightens the darkest of days. Through centuries, poets, writers, and philosophers have attempted to capture the essence of love, distilling its complexity into words that resonate with our deepest emotions and experiences. These attempts have given birth to a treasure trove of love quotes, each a glimpse into the vast landscape of human affection and connection.
This collection of love quotes serves as a beacon, guiding us through the intricacies of the heart and the simplicities of profound connections. Whether it is the passionate fire of new love, the steady warmth of longstanding affection, or the gentle comfort of love lost but remembered, these quotes encapsulate the multifaceted nature of love. They remind us that love, in all its forms, is the thread that weaves through the fabric of human life, binding us together in shared humanity and individual stories of heartache, joy, and transcendence.
Everywhere I go I receive only love from all. Dharmendra
I love to sing, but I really only love to do it when it goes along with acting, when it’s my character singing. I’d rather not do an album or tour. Meaghan Jette Martin
I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth, follow only beauty, and obey only love. Khalil Gibran
Only love is consistent because only love is unconditional. KRS-One
The next time you feel unworthy, inadequate or inferior, remember that these experiences have nothing to do with humbleness, any more than lowering yourself to connect with another individual has to do with humbleness. There are no lower or higher individuals in the perception of a humble person. There are only souls. There is only love. Gary Zukav
Gujaratis not only love music, but they equally appreciate the artists. They express their appreciation wholeheartedly, they dance with you, sing along and always enjoy the music. Javed Ali
If you love the rule of law, you must love it in all of its applications. You cannot only love it when it provides the verdict you seek; you must love it when the verdict goes against you as well. Cheryl Mills
Whoever knows it also knows that in love there is no More and no Less; but that he who loves can only love with the whole heart, and with the whole soul; with all his strength and with all his will. Max Muller
Music is only love looking for words. Lawrence Durrell
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. Lord Byron
If only love can drive out hate, we have to remember that love is a verb. It requires action. Steve Stoute
Why do I write? I have been called a writer of catastrophes, but that isn’t true. I am always looking for words of love. Hate will not save us. Only love. Svetlana Alexievich
I think kids don’t like me much. Even my nephew used to cry when he was a kid and I used to go close to him. I don’t know what they are sensing from me, I have only love to give. Vaani Kapoor
At this point in my life I’d like to live as if only love mattered. Tracy Chapman
I go to Prague every year if I can, value my relationships there like gold, and feel myself in a sense Czech, with all their hopes and needs. They are a people I not only love, but admire. Ellis Peters
I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It’s when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn’t enough in a relationship – understanding and communication are very important aspects. Yuvraj Singh
When I heard Elvis Presley, then I knew I had to do music. Music is my god, and is the only love that has never left me. It has always been there and is my best friend. Ville Valo
You can only love and be loved to the extent that you know and are known by somebody. John Ortberg
Journalism doesn’t have to be your first love… or your only love. You can come to it in desperation, because you can’t think of anything better to do with your life, that it’s this or the abyss. But once you get going… it helps if you love it. Robert Krulwich
Cinema has always been my first and only love and there came a point in my life when I realised that this was the only thing I wanted to do. Samuthirakani
Hopefully you marry someone who you not only love, but who you like as well. Tom Selleck
Just as little as terror – not even the terror of war – can save the world, just as little can hate ever be anything uplifting. Love is the only firm ground for peace – not only love for one’s fellowmen, but first of all, love of one’s country. Ellen Key
But what are friends? What is a husband, even, compared with one’s Mother? Of her love, one is always so sure! It is the only love that nothing – not even misconduct on our part – can take away from us. Jane Welsh Carlyle
Only love interests me, and I am only in contact with things that revolve around love. Marc Chagall
Only love can heal hatred. Arvind Kejriwal
The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know much. In public affairs, in the rebuilding of civilization, something less dramatic and emotional is needed, namely tolerance. E. M. Forster
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. Kinky Friedman
For me, there is only love and fear. Pink
I’ve always said money may buy you a fine dog, but only love can make it wag its tail. Kinky Friedman
If you were to destroy the belief in immortality in mankind, not only love but every living force on which the continuation of all life in the world depended, would dry up at once. Fyodor Dostoevsky
War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate. Marvin Gaye
The world would be a very sad place if readers could only love one story. Sylvia Day
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away. Elbert Hubbard
Look at me as a man who performed works musically. Who uplift people who need upliftment, mentally, physically, economically – all forms. Who told the people to live with love ’cause only love can conquer war, and to understand themselves so that they can understand others. Gregory Isaacs
Love means that everything is right with the world. Love and only love. Love means that you are content within your own heart and in the presence of the person that you love, who fills your day and makes you stronger and wiser, and gives you the confidence to go out into the world. Love is just the most beautiful, joyous feeling. Pierce Brosnan
The love we give away is the only love we keep. Elbert Hubbard
The God that can only love something like this man. And from then on it was all downhill. Todd Rundgren
If you could only love enough, you could be the most powerful person in the world. Emmet Fox
The only love affair I have ever had was with music. Maurice Ravel
I have an intense obsession with making films. I not only love to make films, I perhaps need to make films. Jacqueline Bisset
In the flush of love’s light, we dare be brave. And suddenly we see that love costs all we are, and will ever be. Yet it is only love which sets us free. Maya Angelou
I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection. Luther Burbank
Krushna and I have been together for almost six years and that’s because we not only love each other but share an immense attraction. Kashmira Shah
I am getting to the point where the only love worth being in is the love worth singing about. Taylor Swift
Friends and relatives might be surprised that I think of myself as lonely. I’m married to a man I not only love but like, and we spend a lot of time together. If I feel like socializing, I can usually find someone to meet for coffee or a drink. Robin Marantz Henig