141 of the Best Valentine’s Day Quotes

Classic Valentine’s Day quotes

These quotes capture timeless sentiments about love and affection. While they may seem generic, they are a warm and sincere way to express lasting love.

• “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” —Aristotle
• “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.” —Elizabeth Barrett Browning
• “The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” —Audrey Hepburn
• “Love has no age, no limit; and no death.” —John Galsworthy
• “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.” —George Sand

Romantic Valentine’s Day quotes

Romantic quotes are perfect for conveying your affection for your partner. They are often a good starting point before adding your personal message.

• “You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought.” —Arthur Conan Doyle
• “In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.” —Maya Angelou
• “Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.” —Emily Brontë
• “You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.” —E. E. Cummings
• “I have waited for this opportunity for more than half a century, to repeat to you once again my vow of eternal fidelity and everlasting love.” —Gabriel García Márquez
• “Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.” —Franklin P. Jones
• “I am yours, don’t give myself back to me.” —Rumi
• “True love stories never have endings.” —Richard Bach
• “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” —Pablo Picasso
• “You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement.” —F. Scott Fitzgerald
• “You make me want to be a better man.” —Melvin Udall, As Good as It Gets
• “You are my greatest adventure.” —Mr. Incredible, The Incredibles
• “Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite.” —Unknown
• “You are my dream come true.” —Unknown
• “Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” —H. Jackson Brown Jr.
• “In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities.” —János Arany
• “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it.” —Nicholas Sparks
• “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” —Unknown
• “I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.” —Roy Croft

Inspirational Valentine’s Day quotes

These quotes stir your recipient to consider the impact of love on the world. Use these for messages where you want to highlight the broader power of love to the world.

• “To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.” —David Viscott
• “Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.” —Lord Byron
• “Let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” —Mother Teresa
• “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” —Oscar Wilde
• “The giving of love is an education in itself.” —Eleanor Roosevelt
• “Where there is great love, there are always miracles.” —Willa Cather
• “Love cures people—both the ones who give it and the ones who receive it.” —Karl A. Menninger
• “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” —Mother Teresa
• “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” —Dalai Lama
• “A flower cannot blossom without sunshine, and man cannot live without love.” —Max Muller
• “Do all things with love.” —Og Mandino
• “The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” —Morrie Schwartz
• “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” —Rumi
• “Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable.” —Mahatma Gandhi
• “We accept the love we think we deserve.” —Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• “To love is nothing. To be loved is something. But to love and be loved, that’s everything.” —T. Tolis
• “There is always room for love; you just have to move a few things around.” —Unknown
• “Love is not what you have. It’s who you’re with.” —Unknown
• “You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” —Albert Einstein
• “The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” —Henry Miller
• “Love is a better teacher than duty.” —Albert Einstein
• “The best proof of love is trust.” —Joyce Brothers
• “A heart that loves is always young.” —Greek proverb
• “Home is wherever I’m with you.” —Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
• “Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.” —David Wilkerson
• “Happiness is being married to your best friend.” —Unknown
• “Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.” —Zora Neale Hurston
• “True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself.” —Honoré de Balzac

Literary Valentine’s Day quotes

Many people appreciate a good literary quote. With so many authors having written about love,

there is a carefully crafted sentiment for almost any situation.

• “We loved with a love that was more than love.” —Edgar Allan Poe
• “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” —William Shakespeare
• “Who, being loved, is poor?” —Oscar Wilde
• “You have bewitched me, body and soul.” —Jane Austen
• “The very essence of romance is uncertainty.” —Oscar Wilde
• “Every atom of your flesh is as dear to me as my own.” —Charlotte Brontë
• “There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.” —Jane Austen
• “The heart has its reasons which reason knows not.” —Blaise Pascal
• “The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.” —Helen Keller
• “I have found the one whom my soul loves.” —Song of Solomon
• “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” —Robert Frost
• “The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.” —Victor Hugo
• “The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” —Henry Miller
• “Love is the poetry of the senses.” —Honoré de Balzac
• “There is no instinct like that of the heart.” —Lord Byron
• “Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear.” —E. E. Cummings
• “To love another person is to see the face of God.” —Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
• “There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.” —Friedrich Nietzsche
• “To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.” —Alphonse de Lamartine
• “The art of love is largely the art of persistence.” —Albert Ellis
• “Love is an endless act of forgiveness.” —Peter Ustinov
• “Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” —Osho

Funny Valentine’s Day quotes

Injecting some humor into your Valentine’s message is a great way to brighten someone’s day. These quotes are sure to put a smile on your recipient’s face.

• “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” —Charles M. Schulz
• “If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?” —Lily Tomlin
• “Love is being stupid together.” —Paul Valéry
• “Marriage is really tough because you have to deal with feelings and lawyers.” —Richard Pryor
• “Love means never having to say you’re sorry—except when you leave the toilet seat up.” —Anonymous
• “I love you more than coffee, but please don’t make me prove it.” —Elizabeth Evans
• “Love is an ocean of emotions entirely surrounded by expenses.” —Thomas Dewar
• “Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener.” —Pauline Thomason
• “Love is a sweet dream, and marriage is the alarm clock.” —Jewish proverb
• “Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you’re in.” —Richard Jeni
• “Love is the answer, but while you’re waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions.” —Woody Allen
• “Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.” —H. L. Mencken
• “Love is the magician that pulls man out of his own hat.” —Ben Hecht
• “Marriage has no guarantees. If that’s what you’re looking for, go live with a car battery.” —Erma Bombeck
• “Love is the only game that is not called on account of darkness.” —M. Hirschfield
• “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes.” —Jim Carrey
• “Love is like a roller coaster, full of twists and turns.” —Unknown
• “The secret to a long marriage is two TV remotes.” —Unknown
• “I’m yours, no refunds.” —Unknown
• “Love is sharing your Netflix password.” —Unknown
• “A day without love is like a year without sunshine.” —Unknown
• “Love makes the world go round, but chocolate makes the trip worthwhile.” —Unknown
• “Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.” —Unknown
• “You stole my heart, but I’ll let you keep it.” —Unknown
• “Love is a game where two people can win.” —Unknown
• “You’re the cheese to my macaroni.” —Unknown
• “Without you, my heart feels empty, like my wallet after payday.” —Unknown
• “You’re the reason I check my phone every two minutes.” —Unknown
• “Love is like a snowstorm: beautiful but a little bit unpredictable.” —Unknown
• “I’d agree with you, but then we’d both be wrong.” —Unknown
• “Love is a fire. But whether it’s going to warm your heart or burn down your house, you never know.” —Unknown
• “A relationship is like a deck of cards: in the beginning, all you need are two hearts and a diamond. By the end, you’re looking for a club and a spade.” —Unknown

Anonymous Valentine’s Day quotes

Some Valentine’s Day quotes can’t be attributed to a single writer. But that doesn’t make them any less impactful. Try one of these debated or anonymous quotes.

• “I look at you and see the rest of my life in front of my eyes.”
• “Every love story is beautiful, but ours is my favorite.”
• “You are my dream come true.”
• “I’ve fallen in love many times … always with you.”
• “Forget love—I’d rather fall in chocolate.”
• “You know you’re in love when you stop comparing.”
• “Love is like a good business deal: it’s all about compromise.”
• “Being with you feels like coming home.”
• “Love doesn’t need to be perfect. It just needs to be true.”
• “You’re my today and all of my tomorrows.”
• “You are the reason I believe in love.”
• “When I’m with you, everything else fades away.”
• “You are my favorite hello and my hardest goodbye.”
• “Our love is a journey, starting at forever and ending at never.”
• “You’re the piece of my heart I never knew was missing.”
• “I never want to stop making memories with you.”
• “In your arms, I’ve found my forever.”
• “Love is a language spoken by everyone but understood only by the heart.”
• “You’re the best thing I never planned.”
• “With you, I’ve found my happily ever after.”
• “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength; loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
• “You don’t marry someone you can live with; you marry someone you can’t live without.”
• “Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. It’s about how much you love each other every single day.”
• “You’re my favorite distraction.”
• “Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.”
• “You’re the first and last thing on my mind every day.”
• “Love is the thread that ties our hearts together.”
• “In your love, I’ve found my paradise.”
• “Every moment with you is a treasure.”
• “Your love is my anchor in the storm of life.”
• “I choose you, every single day.”
• “With you, my heart feels full.”
• “You make the ordinary extraordinary.”
• “You’re the melody to my song.”
• “Every second with you is a gift.”