Love Quotes

The force that moves poets, philosophers, and ordinary people to extraordinary acts.

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"Love demands sacrifice, but the greatest love demands the sacrifice of oneself."
Torquato Tasso
"Love is the force that gives meaning to our fleeting existence."
Torquato Tasso
A
"To love is to risk everything; to refuse to love is to risk nothing and gain nothing."
Almeida Garrett
A
"Love is the only revolution that changes nothing and transforms everything."
Almeida Garrett
E
"Love is the only revolution that truly transforms the soul."
Eça de Queirós
E
"Love requires a kind of beautiful madness to survive."
Eça de Queirós
A
"The love of country must be tempered by love of truth."
Alexandre Herculano
A
"The capacity to love is the measure of one's capacity to be human."
Alexandre Herculano
F
"I love without knowing how, or what, or even if I exist."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"The heart wants what it wants—or else it does not care."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"Love is a battlefield where we surrender willingly."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"The night has opened like a flower for the dreams of love."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"To love is to give everything away."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"The heart has its reasons that reason knows nothing of."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"All love is in the past tense."
Fernando Pessoa
F
"The heart speaks in ways the mind cannot understand."
Fernando Pessoa
J
"Love is the greatest illusion, yet without it, life has no meaning."
José María de Eça de Queirós
J
"Love demands everything and gives only heartbreak in return."
José María de Eça de Queirós
J
"Love is the only reality and it is not a sentiment."
John Banville
J
"Love transcends all boundaries."
John Banville
E
"Love is the only madness that society rewards."
Eça de Queirós
S
"The greatest love stories are those written in the margins of ordinary days."
Saramago
S
"There is no greater love than the love that asks nothing in return."
Saramago
S
"The most revolutionary act is to love completely in an unloving world."
Saramago
S
"We love not because it makes sense, but because the heart recognizes itself in another."
Saramago
L
"Love is the bridge between what we are and what we wish to become."
Luís de Camões
L
"Love conquers all obstacles when pursued with pure intention."
Luís de Camões
L
"Love is the only power that grows stronger when shared."
Luís de Camões
J
"Love is the only currency that never loses its value, no matter how the world changes."
José María de Eça de Queirós
F
"Love is the only beautiful thing about being human."
Fernando Pessoa