15 of the Best Quotes About Love and What Being in Love Means

Love is surely something that makes the world go round. It is also very difficult to put into words. Love is said to bring out emotions that can range from ecstasy to agony. Love itself can make a person motivated such that they would be able to accomplish some of the wackiest and craziest feats of their life. This emotion is known to make an individual happier than they had ever been, but it can also drive a person who was once a crazy and happy-go-lucky individual into a depression. It can transform a person into someone angrier, or it can make them calm as well. The emotions concerning love are something we all can associate with, but finding the right words to express those feelings is often known to be a tough job. There are so many ways one can say, “I Love You,” but still, a person may find it difficult to express these three simple words to another individual and will try to find ways to express this emotion to their beloved. Whether an individual has loved and won it or loved and lost it, ultimately, it is worth it. Finding that perfect quote for love is a difficult task, but we have some of the world’s renowned poets, musicians, and artists who have managed to put together some magical words in such a simple and perfect way that they can say what we feel in our hearts, but often find it difficult to express. Some people confuse love with other negative emotions, such as jealousy or possessiveness. When we talk about true love, it is not either of these; love is letting go of the person. It does not equate to possessing the other person in the relationship. Love is said to allow people their own freedom; it is not something to be held so tightly as to crush their wings in an attempt to keep them with you forever. True love does not mean to possess it, rather, it is said to free it and let it be as it is.

Love is above all emotions. On one end, it is love and then it is appreciation, after which comes joy, happiness, contentment, and satisfaction. On the opposite end of love is fear and other negative emotions, such as hatred, insecurity, greed, and jealousy. Love should always be unconditional, wherein there should not be any expectations or limitations set on it. It is a difficult task to love someone unconditionally and without expecting anything from them. As humans, it is quite a common tendency to expect and set limitations on those whom we love. But when we talk about true love, it means loving someone so much that we do not want to change them and instead accept them as they are.

Below are 15 love quotes we’ve put together:

• “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul; that makes us reach for more, that plants the fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. That’s what I hope to give for you forever.” – “The Notebook”
• “I swear I couldn’t love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow.” – Leo Christopher
• “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” – “When Harry met Sally”
• “Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.” – Paulo Coelho
• “I hope you know that every time I tell you to get home safe, stay warm, have a good day or sleep well what I am really saying is I love you. I love you so damn much that it is starting to steal the other words meanings.” – Open-365
• “You don’t love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.” – Oscar Wilde
• “You know it is love when all you want is that person to be happy, even if you’re not part of their happiness.” – Julia Roberts
• “The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.” – Henry Miller
• “Love isn't always perfect. It isn't a fairytale or a storybook. And it doesn't always come easy. Love is overcoming obstacles, facing challenges, fighting to be together, holding on & never letting go. It is a short word, easy to spell, difficult to define, & impossible to live without. Love is work, but most of all, Love is realizing that every hour, every minute, & every second was worth it because you did it together.” - Unknown
• “Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.” – Vincent Van Gogh
• “True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.” – Erich Segal
• “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.” – Oscar Wilde
• “Love is of all the passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, heart and the senses.” – Lao Tzu
• "When I say I love you more, I don't mean I love you more than you love me. I mean I love you more than the bad days ahead of us, I love you more than any fight we will ever have. I love you more than the distance between us, I love you more than any obstacle that could try and come between us. I love you the most." – Unknown
• “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself and that person is not be found anywhere. You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe deserves the love and affection.” – Gautama Buddha