Love inspirational Quotes

"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

"Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be." — Robert Browning
Dramatis Personae "Rabbi Ben Ezra" (1864) This poem was written about 12th century Abraham ibn Ezra, a sort of "Renaissance man" before there was a Renaissance. The poem is an explanation of the ideas Ezra espoused in his life. Add Category or Author

"If you would be loved, love and be lovable." — Benjamin Franklin
As quoted in A Dictionary of American proverbs (1992), pg. 662 Originally written in Franklin's yearly foray into proverbs, in a work he titled "Poor Richard's Almanack." The Almanack itself was famous for weather forecasts, bits of wisdom, and wordplay. Add Category or Author

"Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul." — Saint Augustine
As quoted in The Little Book of Bathroom Philosophy : Daily Wisdom from the Greatest Thinkers (2004) pg. 50 The original, full quote reads "Quantum in te crescit amor, tantum crescit pulchritudo; quia ipsa charitas est animae pulchritudo," and was fully translated as "Since love grows within you, so beauty grows. For love is the beauty of the soul." Here Augstine points out the inherent beauty that takes root within us when we love. Add Category or Author

"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

"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

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." — Buddha
As quoted in The authentic heart: an eightfold path to midlife love (2001) pg. 240 Add Category or Author

"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

"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

"Love is not what the mind thinks, but what the heart feels." — Greg Evans
No source is availalble. Widely attributed to Greg Evans. Add Category or Author

"Give her two red roses, each with a note. The first note says For the woman I love and the second, For my best friend." — Author Unknown
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"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart." — Helen Keller
Keller's teacher, Sullivan, became a dear friend, and it was in a letter to another acquaintance that Keller mentioned Sullivan providing her an understanding of this quote. Add Category or Author

"I think I would rather possess eyes that know no sight, ears that know no sound, hands that know no touch than a heart that knows no love." — Author Unknown
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"What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use things instead of using people and loving things." — Author Unknown
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"Men always want to be a woman's first love. That is their clumsy vanity. We women have a more subtle instinct about things. What we like is to be a man's last romance." — Oscar Wilde
A Woman of No Importance Act 2, (1893) Spoken by the character Mrs. Allonby. The precursor to this line is "When Ernest and I were engaged, he swore to me positively on his knees that he had never loved any one before in the whole course of his life. I was very young at the time, so I didn't believe him, I needn't tell you. Unfortunately, however, I made no enquiries of any kind till after I had been actually married four or five months. I found out then that what he had told me was perfectly true. And that sort of thing makes a man so absolutely uninteresting." Add Category or Author

"Love, upon occasion, will draw an elephant through a key-hole." — Samuel Richardson
Ballantyne's novelist's library: Volume 7 (1824) pg. 722 Written in "Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady," this particular quote comes from the villain character Mr. Lovelace (also the pursuer of the title character Clarissa), to his friend John Belford in a letter. Add Category or Author

"There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love." — Martin Luther King
In a letter from Birmingham Jail to his "fellow clergymen." (1968) In the letter, King discusses several problems ailing his church. He says, before this quote, "Yes, these questions are still in my mind. In deep disappointment I have wept over the laxity of the church. But be assured that my tears have been tears of love." Add Category or Author

"One does not fall "in" or "out" of love. One grows in love." — Leo Buscaglia
LOVE (1972) Add Category or Author

"The one thing we can never get enough of is love. And the one thing we never give enough is love." — Henry Miller
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"Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all of the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." — Helen Schucman
A Course in Miracles (2008) pg. 204 Often misattributed to Jalal Rumi, this quote was actually written by Schucman, a research psychologist. This particular idea about love comes from Chapter 16 of her book, "The Forgiveness of Illusions." The entire book is essentially a guide for "spiritual transformation." Add Category or Author

"Love and magic have a great deal in common. They enrich the soul, delight the heart. And they both take practice." — Nora Roberts
As quoted in Rainbow Bridge Farm (2003) pg. 127 Add Category or Author