“Shakespeare Love Quotes” are timeless expressions of profound affection, beautifully crafted by the renowned playwright William Shakespeare.
Within these verses, he captures the essence of love’s joys, pains, and complexities, inspiring hearts across ages.
From poetic declarations in sonnets to tender exchanges in his plays, Shakespeare’s words evoke emotions that transcend time and culture.
His eloquent portrayal of love’s power and vulnerability has left an enduring mark on literature, continuing to resonate as an eternal celebration of the human heart’s most cherished emotions.
“Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none.” – All’s Well That Ends Well
Shakespeare Love Quotes
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.” – Romeo and Juliet
“Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love.” – Hamlet
“If music be the food of love, play on.” – Twelfth Night
“Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
“I love thee with a love that shall not die, Till the sun grows cold and the stars grow old.” – Hamlet
“Love goes toward love as schoolboys from their books; But love from love, toward school with heavy looks.” – Romeo and Juliet
“The course of true love never did run smooth.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
“My love is thine to teach. Teach it but how, And thou shalt see how apt it is to learn.” – Two Gentlemen of Verona
“Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” – Romeo and Juliet
“I love you more than words can wield the matter; Dearer than eyesight, space, and liberty.” – King Lear
“For where thou art, there is the world itself, And where thou art not, desolation.” – Henry VI, Part 2
“Love is a spirit all compact of fire.” – Venus and Adonis
“Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake—it’s everything except what it is!” – Romeo and Juliet
“When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – Romeo and Juliet
“Love is too young to know what conscience is.” – Sonnet 151
“The love of heaven makes one heavenly.” – Measure for Measure
“They do not love that do not show their love.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
“Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
“The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.” – As You Like It
“For stony limits cannot hold love out, And what love can do that dares love attempt.” – Romeo and Juliet
“One half of me is yours, the other half yours—Mine own, I would say; but if mine, then yours.” – The Merchant of Venice
“Love is like a child that longs for everything it can come by.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
“The more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite.” – Romeo and Juliet
“The very instant that I saw you, did My heart fly to your service.” – The Tempest
“For you, and you alone, shall be The moon in my dark night.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“Love’s gentle spring, doth always fresh remain.” – Two Gentlemen of Verona
“I can express no kinder sign of love than this kind kiss.” – Henry VI, Part 3
“Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
“Speak low if you speak love.” – Much Ado About Nothing
“Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?” – As You Like It
“A heart to love, and in that heart, courage, to make’s love known.” – Macbeth
“Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs.” – Romeo and Juliet
“This bud of love, by summer’s ripening breath, may prove a beauteous flower when next we meet.” – Romeo and Juliet
“Love is not love that bends with the remover to remove.” – Sonnet 116
“In thy youth wast as true a lover as ever sighed upon a midnight pillow.” – Much Ado About Nothing
“My only love, sprung from my only hate!” – Romeo and Juliet
“Love is the most beautiful of dreams and the worst of nightmares.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
“For love is a spirit all compact of fire.” – Venus and Adonis
“In love, the heavens themselves do guide the state.” – Romeo and Juliet
“But, love is blind, and lovers cannot see.” – The Merchant of Venice
“I am loved by the best of men, but I love the best of you.” – Much Ado About Nothing
Shakespeare’s words continue to inspire and capture the essence of love in all its complexities and beauty.
Shakespeare’s words continue to enchant and express the complexities of love, resonating with hearts across generations.
