Quotes about love and romance. Words for those who are troubled by love or matters of the heart.
In every era, love profoundly shapes our lives, doesn’t it?
We hesitate over whether to confess our feelings to someone we like, feel overwhelmed by the pain of heartbreak, or decide to walk through life together with the one we love…
In this article, we introduce quotes that resonate with these many scenes of love.
We’ve gathered sayings that teach us what matters when we love, what it means to live alongside someone precious, and what love itself is.
If you’re struggling with love or dreaming of it, be sure to take a look!
Quotes about love and romance. Words for those struggling with love or relationships (1–10)
If you do not love, you cannot learn how to love.Iris Murdoch
These are the words of Iris Murdoch, who was active in Ireland as a philosopher, writer, and poet, expressing a view on what love is and how we come to know how to love.
She says that practicing love is more important than thinking about how to love, and that failures in the act of loving itself lead to learning how to love.
It’s a perspective that overlaps with the proverb “Seeing is believing,” conveying that practice comes first.
Rather than agonizing over it, take action first—and within that, you’ll gain your learning.
Love is action. Words alone aren’t enough.Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn, the actress well known for the film Roman Holiday.
Beyond her beauty, she was also known as a woman who loved deeply.
Here is one of her striking quotes, which continues, “Words have never been enough on their own; we are born with the capacity to love.” Some people may find it hard to show their feelings through actions.
But a hug conveys our feelings far better than words of love.
When you need courage, remember these words.
Being loved is not happiness; it is loving that is happiness.Hermann Hesse
Hermann Hesse was a leading German literary figure and writer.
His major works include “Beneath the Wheel,” “Demian,” and “The Glass Bead Game,” and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.
This quote may come as a surprise to many.
We tend to think that being loved equals happiness.
However, being loved by someone you don’t care for, or in circumstances you don’t desire, can hardly be called happiness.
Finding what you love and living alongside it—that is what can truly be called happiness.
There are two ways for a woman to become beautiful: to fall in love well, and to quit a bad love.Akemi Hamao
People often say that “falling in love makes you more beautiful,” but Akemi Hamao, who worked as a newscaster and essayist, added that there’s another way women can become more beautiful: “stop a bad romance.” Indeed, if you’re dating someone who doesn’t cherish you, or involved in a relationship you can’t reveal to others, it’s hard to feel truly happy.
Forming good ties and cutting off bad ones—her words get to the heart of what relationships are really about.
Love is accepting someone as they are without asking them to change.Diego Fabbri
Are you unconsciously imposing your own ideal by saying, “Wouldn’t it be better if you did it this way?” Even if you mean well, it might be causing the other person stress.
If that strikes a chord, keep in mind a famous quote by Diego Fabbri—also known for receiving the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.
Just because you feel connected doesn’t mean you should expect too much.
Accepting the other person as they are is also a form of love.
Some people are always seeking change, while others believe unchanging constancy is happiness.
There is nothing to lose by loving. But if you are afraid to love, you gain nothing.Barbara De Angelis
This is a quote by psychologist Barbara De Angelis, known for the TV show Making Love Work broadcast across the United States.
Loving someone is not a sin, and merely having feelings won’t cost you anything.
But if you want things to move forward, you need to be brave and express how you feel.
When you want to love and be loved, remember this quote and find the courage to act.
Even if it doesn’t work out, it will surely bring new insights to your life.
Love is not about gazing at each other, but about looking together in the same direction.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Saint-Exupéry also distinguished himself as airmail pilot, which was rare at the time.
He was involved in pioneering flight routes between Europe and South America, so perhaps those experiences were reflected in his later works.
After all, there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know his The Little Prince.
Hearing the words I’m about to introduce makes me think that love is like an alliance built on cherishing the same thing.
Rather than gazing at each other forever, it may be more like stepping forward together toward a shared goal.
Love is not something seen with the eyes, but with the heart.William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare not only left behind masterpieces like Hamlet and King Lear, but also countless mysteries that delight inquisitive minds—such as the tantalizing question, “Was he perhaps not a single person?” Perhaps because he created so many works, he seems to have a masterful command of the language of love as well.
We’re often prone to nitpicking the opposite sex’s appearance, but it feels as though we’re being gently admonished: “The things that matter most are invisible to the eye.” Though unrelated to romance, it might be a saying that, in a way, resonates with Bruce Lee’s famous line: “Don’t think.
Feel!”
On that day, you just might meet your destined someone. For the sake of that destiny, you should be as cute as possible.Coco Chanel
You never know when or where a fateful encounter will happen, do you? One day you might suddenly meet your destined person—that’s why, according to Coco Chanel, the founder of Chanel, you should always look as cute as possible.
Although she remained single throughout her life, she was known as a woman who loved many romances.
While these words are addressed to women, keeping yourself polished for opportunities that can come at any time is important regardless of gender.
And perhaps it’s something that matters not only in love, but in life as a whole.
Love is trust. When you love someone, you must believe in them completely.Marilyn Monroe
This famous quote speaks to the essence of love—what it truly means to love someone.
Its author is Marilyn Monroe, an actress adored across generations.
She said that love is about trusting the other person completely.
That may well be the very heart of being in love.
Known as a woman of many romances, she married and divorced three times and was rumored to have dated numerous notable figures.
These words, born from her own experiences, are ones we should keep close to our hearts.