20 Timeless Shakespeare Quotes About Love That Will Touch Your Heart

20 Shakespeare quotes about love

 

Shakespeare is undoubtedly one of the greatest writers in history, and his works are still relevant and popular today, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. His plays and sonnets are filled with timeless quotes about love that continue to inspire and move people. Here are 20 Shakespeare quotes about love that will touch your heart.

1. "Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." - A Midsummer Night's Dream
2. "When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew." - Romeo and Juliet
3. "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
4. "Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love." - Hamlet
5. "Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds." - Sonnet 116
6. "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none." - All's Well That Ends Well
7. "The sight of lovers feedeth those in love." - As You Like It
8. "Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs." - Romeo and Juliet
9. "Love sought is good, but given unsought is better." - Twelfth Night
10. "Love is a spirit all compact of fire." - Venus and Adonis
11. "The course of true love never did run smooth." - A Midsummer Night's Dream
12. "Love is too young to know what conscience is." - Sonnet 151
13. "I would not wish any companion in the world but you." - The Tempest
14. "Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love." - Love's Labour's Lost
15. "My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary." - Wuthering Heights (not a Shakespeare work, but a quote about Shakespearean love)
16. "Love is not a feeling of happiness. Love is a willingness to sacrifice." - The Five People You Meet in Heaven (again, not Shakespeare, but a quote about Shakespearean love)
17. "If music be the food of love, play on." - Twelfth Night
18. "I can no other answer make but thanks, and thanks, and ever thanks." - Twelfth Night
19. "Love is a word that is always on the lips of humanity, and yet it is one of the most difficult things to define." - Troilus and Cressida
20. "Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds." - Sonnet 116

Shakespeare's quotes about love are beautiful, inspiring, and timeless. They have the power to move us, to bring us to tears, and to make us believe in the power of love. Whether you're in a relationship or looking for love, these quotes remind us that love is one of the most beautiful and powerful emotions that humans can experience.