Romantic quotes

by famous people

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all

Alfred Lord Tennyson

1809-1892

English poet

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways - I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

1806-1861

English poet

Love is an irresistible desire
To be irresistibly desired

Robert Frost

1874-1963

American poet

There is no remedy for love but to love more

Henry David Thoreau

1817-1862

American writer

Two souls with but a single thought, two hearts that beat as one

John Keats

1775-1821

British poet

All you need is love

John Lennon

1940-1980

British musician & composer

At the touch of love, everyone becomes a poet

Plato

422-347 BC

Greek philosopher

The greatest happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves

Victor Hugo

1802-1885

French writer

Love conquers all

Virgil

70-19 BC

Roman poet

Love sought is good, but given unsought is better

William Shakespeare

1564-1616

English playwright & poet

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