87+ Shakespeare Love Quotes

Here are some of the most famous Shakespeare love quotes:

1. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
2. “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – Romeo and Juliet
3. “Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.” – Hamlet
4. “I would not wish any companion in the world but you.” – The Tempest
5. “The very first moment I beheld him, my heart was irrevocably gone.” – Sense and Sensibility (not a Shakespeare play, but the quote is often attributed to him)
6. “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
7. “Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.” – All’s Well That Ends Well
8. “Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
9. “The course of true love never did run smooth.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
10. “For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings.” – Sonnet 29
11. “Parting is such sweet sorrow, that I shall say good night till it be morrow.” – Romeo and Juliet
12. “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
13. “I can express no kinder sign of love, than this kind kiss.” – Henry VI, Part 1
14. “My love is as a fever, longing still for that which longer nurseth the disease.” – Sonnet 147
15. “Love goes by haps; Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.” – Much Ado About Nothing
16. “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” – Romeo and Juliet
17. “She’s beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is a woman, therefore to be won.” – Henry VI, Part 1
18. “The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.” – As You Like It
19. “Love is not love, when it is mingled with regards that stand aloof from the entire point.” – Cymbeline
20. “Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
21. “Love is a spirit all compact of fire.” – Venus and Adonis
22. “Love is like a child that longs for everything it can come by.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
23. “My only love sprung from my only hate! Too early seen unknown, and known too late!” – Romeo and Juliet
24. “Love will not be spurred to what it loathes.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
25. “Love’s not love when it is mingled with regards that stand aloof.” – Cymbeline
26. “The love of heaven makes one heavenly.” – Richard II
27. “Love is not love that alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
28. “A lover’s eyes will gaze an eagle blind.” – Romeo and Juliet
29. “My love is deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.” – Romeo and Juliet
30. “Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.” – Venus and Adonis
31. “Love goes toward love, as schoolboys from their books, but love from love, toward school with heavy looks.” – Romeo and Juliet
32. “The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we thank as love.” – Macbeth
33. “Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
34. “The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.” – As You Like It
35. “My love for Heathcliff resembles the eternal rocks beneath: a source of little visible delight, but necessary.” – Wuthering Heights (not a Shakespeare play, but often attributed to him)
36. “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
37. “Love is too young to know what conscience is.” – Sonnet 151
38. “Love is not love that can be altered.” – Othello
39. “Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
40. “Love is like a summer’s day, it has its end.” – Sonnet 18
41. “The love of heaven makes one heavenly.” – Richard II
42. “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” – Romeo and Juliet
43. “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
44. “Love is not love when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
45. “The course of true love never did run smooth.” – A Midsummer Night’s Dream
46. “I love you more than words can wield the matter, Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty.” – King Lear
47. “My love is strengthened, though more weak in seeming; I love not less, though less the show appear.” – Sonnet 102
48. “Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love.” – Hamlet
49. “For where thou art, there is the world itself, And where thou art not, desolation.” – Henry VI, Part 2
50. “The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.” – As You Like It
51. “Love’s not time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle’s compass come.” – Sonnet 116
52. “Love is a spirit all compact of fire.” – Venus and Adonis
53. “To be wise and love exceeds man’s might.” – Troilus and Cressida
54. “For where thou art, there is the world itself, And where thou art not, desolation.” – Henry VI, Part 2
55. “Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
56. “Hear my soul speak. Of the very instant that I saw you, Did my heart fly at your service.” – The Tempest
57. “My love is as a fever, longing still for that which longer nurseth the disease.” – Sonnet 147
58. “When love speaks, the voice of all the gods makes heaven drowsy with the harmony.” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
59. “Love is a spirit all compact of fire, Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.” – Venus and Adonis
60. “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
61. “But love is blind, and lovers cannot see.” – The Merchant of Venice
62. “Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
63. “Love is a great beautifier.” – As You Like It
64. “She’s beautiful, and therefore to be wooed; She is a woman, therefore to be won.” – Henry VI, Part 1
65. “Love is too young to know what conscience is.” – Sonnet 151
66. “The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we thank as love.” – Macbeth
67. “Love is a familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
68. “My heart is ever at your service.” – The Tempest
69. “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” – The Importance of Being Earnest (not a Shakespeare play, but often attributed to him)
70. “If love be blind, love cannot hit the mark.” – Romeo and Juliet
71. “My heart is true as steel.” – Henry V
72. “I love you more than words can wield the matter, Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty.” – King Lear
73. “Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers’ eyes.” – Romeo and Juliet
74. “My love’s more richer than my tongue.” – King Lear
75. “Love is a spirit all compact of fire, Not gross to sink, but light, and will aspire.” – Venus and Adonis
76. “The very instant that I saw you, did my heart fly at your service.” – The Tempest
77. “Love sought is good, but given unsought is better.” – Twelfth Night
78. “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.” – Sonnet 116
79. “The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.” – As You Like It
80. “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – Romeo and Juliet
81. “She loved me for the dangers I had passed, And I loved her that she did pity them.” – Othello
82. “Love is a maze wherein the heart is lost.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
83. “I will make thee think thy swan a crow.” – Romeo and Juliet
84. “I love you more than words can wield the matter, Dearer than eyesight, space and liberty.” – King Lear
85. “The love that follows us sometimes is our trouble, which still we thank as love.” – Macbeth
86. “I do love nothing in the world so well as you – is not that strange?” – Much Ado About Nothing
87. “Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love.” – Love’s Labour’s Lost
88. “When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you’re not here, I can’t go to sleep.” – The Two Gentlemen of Verona
89. “The sight of lovers feedeth those in love.” – As You Like It