When you feel strongly about someone, it can be difficult to find the right words to say, especially on the most romantic holiday of the year. That’s why we’ve put together a list of the sweetest and most sentimental Valentine’s Day quotes for every relationship or milestone. Whether you want to say something special to a spouse you’ve been married to for years, an old friend, or your new flame, there are so many different ways to express yourself. Thankfully, we’ve made things easy for you by compiling our favorite Valentine’s Day quotes.
Scroll through and you’ll find charming thoughts from some of your favorite stars including Jennifer Lopez, Princess Diana, and many more. Of course, there are also memorable moments about love and romance from none other than William Shakespeare, Nicholas Sparks, and other romantics, so we suggest having some tissues handy before you dive in. Once you figure out the right message, write one or several of the following quotes in a card and make sure to choose a thoughtful gift to go along with it. We guarantee you’ll be making their Valentine’s day in no time. And who knows? Maybe this will inspire you to come up with a heartfelt message of your own.
David Viscott
“To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.”
Mother Teresa
“Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.”
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
“When love is not madness it is love.”
Henry Miller
“The only thing we never get enough of is love, and the only thing we never give enough of is love.”
Nat King Cole
“The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love, and be loved in return.”
Victor Hugo
“Life is the flower for which love is the honey.”
Dr. Seuss
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because your reality is finally better than your dreams.”
Oscar Wilde
“Who, being loved, is poor?”
Maya Angelou
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”
Paulo Coelho
“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.”
Eva Gabor
“Love is a game that two can play and both win.”
Jodi Picoult
“You don't love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.”
Lucille Ball
“You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.”
Vincent van Gogh
“The way to know life is to love many things.”
Peter Ustinov
“Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.”
Jane Austen
“I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.”
Olaf, Frozen
“Some people are worth melting for.”
Elinor Glyn
“Romance is the glamour which turns the dust of everyday life into a golden haze.”
Henry David Thoreau
“There is no remedy for love, but to love more.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald
“I don’t want to live, I want to love first and live intentionally.”
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