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105 Thoughtful Valentine's Day Quotes to Express Your Love

Short and sweet messages to help you say exactly how you feel.

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Love is easy to feel but harder to describe. How do you put into words how much somebody means to you, or how much they have changed your life? Valentine’s Day is the time to celebrate all things love with love letters, the cutest rom-coms and, of course, sweet Valentine’s Day treats. But if you have a hard time expressing your feelings or knowing what to write in a Valentine’s Day card, the holiday can also pose an intimidating challenge. Luckily, the best poets, philosophers, comedians and celebrities have a lot to say about love, from the touching and sentimental to the hilarious and clever. These Valentine's Day quotes are perfect for lovers, friends, putting in cards or just reflecting on what love means to you.

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Walter Winchell

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Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.

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Katharine Hepburn

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Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get — only with what you are expecting to give — which is everything.

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Saint Augustine

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Love is the beauty of the soul.

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John Mark Green

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And if the stars should ever die, we’ll make our own light, you and I.

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Reese Witherspoon

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There's no bad consequence to loving fully, with all your heart. You always gain by giving love.

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Madonna

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To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give.

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Pablo Picasso

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Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

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Vincent van Gogh

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Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

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Oscar Wilde

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Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.

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Princess Diana

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I don't go by the rule book ... I lead from the heart, not the head.

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Loretta Young

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Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you.

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Franklin P. Jones

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Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.

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Plato

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At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

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'50 First Dates'

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I love you very much, probably more than anybody could love another person.

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Jo Lightfoot

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Valentine's Day is a love-note to the rest of the year. Graciously, it comes at a perfect time to be savored — that period of calm between winter holiday commotion and spring enticements.

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Elton John

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I hope you don't mind that I put down in words how wonderful life is while you're in the world.

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Frederick Saunders

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My heart to you is given, oh do give yours to me; We’ll lock them up together, and throw away the key.

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'The Vow'

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I vow to fiercely love you in all your forms, now and forever.

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Aristotle

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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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Rumi

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Love is the whole thing. We are only the pieces.

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Larry Stansbury
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Larry Stansbury is a writer whose work has appeared in POPSUGAR, Sports Illustrated, Her Campus, Distractify and more. He covers a wide range of topics, including entertainment, lifestyle and sports. Larry graduated with a B.A. in writing and rhetoric from Syracuse University in 2018. When he’s not writing, he is either working out, eating carbs or dancing to the next Little Mix song. 

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