Relationships Quotes

Connection, conflict, and everything in between. What our bonds with others teach us about ourselves.

20931 quotes

M
"He who can live without society is either a beast or a god."
Mill, John Stuart
K
"One must never treat humanity merely as a means, but always as an end."
Kant, Immanuel
K
"To understand another person, one must appreciate their autonomy and dignity."
Kant, Immanuel
N
"I am not upset that you lied to me, I am upset that from now on I cannot believe you."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
N
"Love is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship."
Nietzsche, Friedrich
K
"Marriage is the most painful, the most difficult of all the human existences."
Kierkegaard, Søren
K
"People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me."
Kierkegaard, Søren
K
"Love is all we have and the only way that each person comes to understand his heart is through another person."
Kierkegaard, Søren
B
"Relationships are built on the foundation of mutual understanding and respect."
Berkeley, George
L
"God having made man such a creature that, in his own judgment, it was not good for him to be alone, put him under strong obligations of necessity, convenience, and inclination to unite with her."
Locke, John
L
"Relationships are mirrors of ourselves."
Leibniz, Gottfried
L
"Relationships define our humanity."
Leibniz, Gottfried
S
"He that imagines that he is loved, in return imagines that he loves."
Spinoza, Baruch
S
"Envy springs from joy joined with sadness."
Spinoza, Baruch
M
"A strong relationship is built on trust and honesty."
Maimonides
H
"I have a notion that upon the whole, I have less reason to complain of Scotsmen than Englishmen."
Hume, David
H
"Violent antipathy is a sign of an extreme dissimilarity in our natural tempers."
Hume, David
D
"Hatred is by far the longest pleasure; men love in haste, but they detest at leisure."
Descartes, René
L
"We cannot live only for ourselves; a thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men."
Locke, John
L
"No man is an island; every man is a piece of the continent."
Locke, John
A
"The greatest gift you can give is your time."
Al-Ghazali
A
"Relationships are the fabric of human society."
Avicenna
M
"To understand another is to take the first step toward true love."
Maimonides
S
"Men are necessarily envious and hateful of one another insofar as they are considered merely as individuals."
Spinoza, Baruch
L
"Relationships thrive on mutual respect and understanding."
Leibniz, Gottfried
H
"A great life is not measured by length but by the quality of our relationships."
Hume, David
D
"Hatred is by far the longest pleasure."
Descartes, René
L
"The preservation of society requires an acknowledgment of reciprocal duties."
Locke, John
A
"The foundation of all relationships is sincere communication."
Al-Ghazali
A
"Relationships thrive on vulnerability and honesty, not on facades."
Al-Ghazali