Ten of the most profound and witty quotes from writers on the subject of love
‘All life is just a progression toward, and then a recession from, one phrase – “I love you.”’ – F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Self-love seems so often unrequited.’ – Anthony Powell
‘You cannot save people, you can only love them.’ – Anaïs Nin
‘The Bible tells us to love our neighbours, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.’ – G. K. Chesterton
‘Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of tea.’ – Henry Fielding
‘Of course it’s possible to love a human being – if you don’t know them too well.’ – Charles Bukowski
‘To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.’ – Jane Austen
‘There are all kinds of love in the world, but never the same love twice.’ – F. Scott Fitzgerald
‘Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.’ – Jerome K. Jerome
‘If you wish women to love you be original; I know a man who used to wear felt boots summer and winter & women fell in love with him.’ – Anton Chekhov
Image: ‘Love’ by Usbkabel (2014), Wikimedia Commons, share-alike licence.
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Lovely to know Anton Chekhov is included among writers on love. Happy St V’s Day!
I shall be trying these out on my good lady at the weekend. Well… some of them anyway ;)
This was really helpful… Thank you
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sweet.
I love quotes! Many great quotes you got there! :)
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Chekhov & Chesterton – You can’t go wrong.
Chekhov and Chesterson – perfection. Makes me want to break out my Chekhov short stories and read them this weekend.
“To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love.’ – Jane Austen
This resonated. Love is a lot like dancing :)
The second one by S.Fitzgerald is quite scary. Never the same kind twice?
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These are great I love them.
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Could be used as a good lesson plan starter for this Valentine’s season.
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intresting
Oh Chesterton, you get it right so often.
Love the F. Scott Fitzgerald quotes! Which novels are they in?
Great quotes
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F. Scott Fitzgerald has never lied to me before.
What I clever idea for a post. I love reading quotes and really enjoyed reading this. Thank you!
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