10 loves quotes by William Shakespeare that are timeless

Apr 8, 2025 etimes.in

Shakespeare's timeless love quotes

Here are some timeless love quotes by one of the greatest English playwrights of all time, William Shakespeare. These quotes still resonate deeply today, and they're full of passion, poetry, and truth: Canva

True love goes beyond appearances

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”– A Midsummer Night’s Dream Canva

Love multiplies the more you give

“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,My love as deep; the more I give to thee,The more I have, for both are infinite.”– Romeo and Juliet Canva

Of instant connection and understanding

“When I saw you I fell in love,And you smiled because you knew.”– (Paraphrased from Hamlet) Canva

On eternal love

“Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love.”– Hamlet Canva

True love and beauty live forever

“So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”– Sonnet 18 Canva

The most famous opening to a love sonnet

“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”– Sonnet 18 Canva

A candid truth

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”– A Midsummer Night’s Dream Canva

Definition of true love

“Love is not loveWhich alters when it alteration finds.”– Sonnet 116 Canva

A beautifully awkward confession that’s so real

“I do love nothing in the world so well as you – is not that strange?”– Much Ado About Nothing Canva

On love at first sight

“Hear my soul speak:The very instant that I saw you, didMy heart fly to your service.”– The Tempest Canva

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