Love Editor's Pick Quotes

"You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams." — Dr. Seuss
Widely attributed to Dr. Seuss (Real name of Theodor Seuss Geisel). Add Category or Author

"I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have made of yourself, but for what you are making of me. I love you for the part of me that you bring out." — Roy Croft
The poem this is attributed to, by Roy Croft, is nearly identical to a German-language poem by Eric Fried titled "Ich liebe dich" ("I Love You"). Little is known about either poem, so it is difficult to say if Croft actually wrote this poem or if he translated Fried's poem and ended up with the credit. Often the quote is attributed to "Anonymous" or Elizabeth Browning, as well. Add Category or Author

"Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto." — Lope Vega
As quoted in Love by the Numbers: How to Find Great Love Or Reignite the Love You Have Through the Power of Numerology (2009) pg. 277 This quote is attributed to the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega, but no further contextual information is available. Add Category or Author

"We were given: Two hands to hold. Two legs to walk. Two eyes to see. Two ears to listen. But why only one heart? Because the other was given to someone else for us to find." — Author Unknown
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"True love stories never have endings." — Richard Bach
This was reportedly stated by Bach, a best-selling author. After his marriage ended, he also reportedly stated, "[My wife] and I are no longer married. Soul mates, to me, don't define themselves by legal marriage." Add Category or Author

"Love is friendship set on fire." — Jeremy Taylor
As quoted in The Cambridge Introduction to Shakespeare's Poetry (2010) pg. 88 No context is available for this quote beyond the fact that Taylor wrote frequently on the subject of love and God. Add Category or Author

"Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out." — Frank Clark
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"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love." — Sophocles
As quoted in Civilization's quotations: life's ideal (2002) pg. 49 No contextual information is available, beyond the fact that this quote is attributed to the tragic Greek playwright Sophocles. Add Category or Author

"In my wildest dreams, you always play the hero. In my darkest hour of night, you rescue me, you save my life" — Author Unknown
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"The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable." — Victor Hugo
As quoted in Edge-tools of speech (1899) pg. 495 Widely attributed to famous playwright Victor Hugo. Add Category or Author

"Love is staying up all night with a sick child -- or a healthy adult." — David Frost
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"Love doesnt make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile." — Franklin Jones
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"The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost." — Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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"Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it." — Albert Einstein
As quoted in Albert Einstein, The Human Side: New Glimpses From His Archives (1979), pg. 56 Written by Einstein in the margin of a letter, written to him, in German. Add Category or Author

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." — Mother Teresa
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"Absence diminishes weak passions and increases great ones, as the wind blows out candles and fans fire." — Francois VI Duc de La Rochefoucauld
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"Where love is concerned, too much is not even enough." — Pierre Beaumarchais
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"In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." — Mother Teresa
As quoted in Women Who Win at Work: Flowers of Wisdom from Visionary Businesswomen (2009) pg. 106 Add Category or Author

"Somewhere there's someone who dreams of your smile, and finds in your presence that life is worth while. So when you are lonely, remember it's true: Somebody, somewhere is thinking of you." — Author Unknown
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"When a heart finds another, what's a cloud more or less in the sky?" — Arabian Proverb
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"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots are withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." — Charles Spurgeon
As quoted in Moderator-topics, Volume 5 (1884), pg. 175 Add Category or Author