[Short Love Quotes] A collection of recommended love quotes inspired by the words of philosophers, writers, and famous figures

When humans are in love, they endure more patiently than at any other time; that is to say, they accept everything without complaint.Nietzsche

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Many people would deeply agree with these words that Nietzsche left us.

Perhaps love is, in other words, patience.

However, being too patient can also be a problem.

We should carefully determine whether we’re in love with someone who is worth the patience.

That may actually be the hardest part.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that there is nothing more artistic than loving someone.Van Gogh

Van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter from the Netherlands.

Works such as Sunflowers are famous.

To love someone is perhaps the greatest mystery of being human—complex, and therefore something artistic.

What kinds of love did the artists who kept producing masterpieces experience? It makes one curious, doesn’t it?

Immature love says, “I love you because I need you.” Mature love says, “I need you because I love you.”Erich Fromm

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Erich Fromm (1900–1980) was a German scholar of social psychology, psychoanalysis, and philosophy.

His best-known work includes The Art of Loving.

You can’t help but nod in agreement at that phrase—“That’s so true!” Yet, aren’t there also many forms of love in which we seek another because we ourselves are immature or weak? I’d love to read Fromm’s works and learn more deeply about love.

Walls exist to be overcome.Lupin the Third

Famous line from an anime (phantom thief)

Lupin the Third is known across generations through anime and manga.

His lines are always cool, and he’s left us with many memorable quotes.

Among them, this one captures the idea that love doesn’t always go smoothly—obstacles will appear at times—but in true Lupin fashion, it says you should dare to overcome them.

After a breakup, men and women share their memories.Marcel Achard

These are the words of Marcel Achard, a French playwright.

Former lovers often end up parting on bad terms or falling out of touch, but as time passes, they share their memories…

It’s a sentiment that, strangely enough, feels convincing.

Still, perhaps the best kind of relationship is one where, even if you’re not lovers, you can smile together and say, “Remember how things were back then?”

Loving someone, you know, is probably about praying that you yourself will change together with the person you love.Tatsuro Hoshino

Back in the Taisho and Showa eras, men walked ahead while women followed quietly three steps behind—thinking about it now, it feels a bit strange, but that was normal then.

There was also the bubble-era style of romance where the man took the lead assertively.

This line comes from a drama set in the Showa period, yet it exudes a timeless charm that fits our era, too.

It’s a refined line that captures the ideal shape of love: the two of us changing together, regardless of being a man or a woman.

When you fall for someone, no matter what they put you through, you just don’t feel any hatred or anger toward them at all.Tatsuro Hoshino

Hatsunori Hasegawa plays Kaoru’s late fiancé.

And of course, he also plays the character in the latter half of the drama who looks just like Kaoru’s former fiancé—the same Hatsunori Hasegawa, and both roles are incredibly cool! No wonder the heroine Kaoru falls for him…

Even with such powerful rivals in love in both the past and present, and even if he ends up being tossed around by Kaoru as a result, Tatsuro never blames her.

He’s just that big-hearted—tolerant in love, tolerant toward his partner.

“If I fall in love, I go all in” Tatsuro—honestly, you could almost revere him as a mentor in romance.