Old Love Quotes

Old love quotes encapsulate the enduring wisdom of timeless romance, expressing the depth and complexity of love that transcends generations.

These poignant phrases, often attributed to poets, philosophers, and literary figures, beautifully capture the essence of enduring affection.

From profound reflections on the nature of love to simple yet profound declarations, these quotes stand as a testament to the enduring power of love throughout history, offering inspiration and insight into the complexities of the human heart.

“The heart has its reasons, of which reason knows nothing.” – Blaise Pascal

“Love is a friendship set to music.” – Joseph Campbell

“To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.” – Karen Sunde

“In love, one and one are one.” – Jean-Paul Sartre

“Love is like a river, never ending as it flows, but gets greater with time.”

“True love stories never have endings.” – Richard Bach

“Love is the only gold.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson

“Love is an act of endless forgiveness. A tender look which becomes a habit.” – Peter Ustinov

“Love is an endless adventure.”

“Love is not what the mind thinks, but what the heart feels.” – Greg Evans

“Love is a promise, love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.” – John Lennon

“Love is the silent saying and saying of a single name.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“In true love, the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.” – Hans Nouwens

“Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” – Pablo Picasso

“Love is not finding someone to live with. It’s finding someone you can’t imagine living without.” – Rafael Ortiz

“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you can never tell.” – Joan Crawford

“Love is not just looking at each other, it’s looking in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“A true love story never ends.”

“Love is like a flower; it needs time to grow.”

“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” – Dr. Seuss

“Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.” – Rabindranath Tagore

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” – Aristotle

“Love is the bridge between two hearts.”

“Love is not only something you feel. It’s something you do.” – David Wilkerson

“Love is a better teacher than duty.” – Albert Einstein

“The greatest happiness you can have is knowing that you do not necessarily require happiness.” – William Saroyan

“Love is like an eternal flame—once it is lit, it will continue to burn for all time.” – Kamila

“Love cures people—both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” – Karl Menninger

“Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes

“We loved with a love that was more than love.” – Edgar Allan Poe

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn

“Love is like the wind; you can’t see it, but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks

“Love is the beauty of the soul.” – Saint Augustine

“Love is the poetry of the senses.” – Honore de Balzac

“Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” – Franklin P. Jones

“Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.” – Voltaire

“A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon McLaughlin

“Love is like a friendship caught on fire.” – Bruce Lee

“Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” – Nicholas Sparks

“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” – David Viscott

“Love is not just a verb, it’s you looking in the mirror.” – Kendrick Lamar

“Love is the greatest gift when given. It is the highest honor when received.” – Fawn Weaver

“Love is not just something you feel; it is something you do.” – David Wilkerson

“Love is like a violin. The music may stop now and then, but the strings remain forever.” – June Masters Bacher

“Love is not about possession. It’s about appreciation.”

“Love is a game that two can play and both win.” – Eva Gabor

“Love is not something you look for. Love is something you become.” – Alina Villasante

“Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value.” – Thornton Wilder

“Love is when you meet someone who tells you something new about yourself.” – Andre Breton

“The giving of love is an education in itself.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” – Oscar Wilde

“To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.” – T. Tolis

“Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“The best and most beautiful things in this world cannot be seen or even heard, but must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

“The heart wants what it wants. There’s no logic to these things. You meet someone and you fall in love and that’s that.” – Woody Allen

“Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“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

“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

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

“Love is a fruit in season at all times and within reach of every hand.” – Mother Teresa

“Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.” – Paulo Coelho

“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every single day.”