Famous love quotes for your inspiration.

You might think some of these famous love quotes are cliche, too, but stop and think about their meaning for a minute. There's nothing stale about universal truths and good advice. So read on for some nuggets of time-tested wisdom from the most famous people in history.

1. "All is fair in love and war." ~ From Renaissance English poet and playwright John Lyly's Euphues (1578).

2. "If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours. If it doesn't, it never was. We do not
possess anything in this world, least of all other people." ~ Ancient Chinese proverb 

3. "Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies." ~ John Donne

4. "Tis better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all." ~ Alfred Lord Tennyson

5. "All you need is love." ~ John Lennon/The Beatles

6. "To love another person is to see the face of God." ~ Victor Hugo


7. "Love is a grave mental disease." ~ Plato Read: 5 Reasons Men Love Crazy Women

8. "Gravity cannot be held responsible for people falling in love." ~ Albert Einstein

9. "The course of true love never did run smooth." ~ William Shakespeare

10. "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." ~ Mother Theresa