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70 Thoughtful Valentine's Day quotes to share with a loved one

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.

1

Walter Winchell

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

2

Saint Augustine

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Love is the beauty of the soul.

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3

Reese Witherspoon

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

4

Pablo Picasso

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Love is the greatest refreshment in life.

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5

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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6

Loretta Young

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

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7

Plato

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At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet.

8

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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9

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.

10

Aristotle

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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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11

Paul Valery

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Love is being stupid together.

12

Aberjhani

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This fire that we call Loving is too strong for human minds. But just right for human souls.

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13

Robert Browning

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Grow old with me! The best is yet to be.

14

Nicholas Sparks

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I want all of you, forever, you and me, every day.

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15

Honore de Balzac

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Love is the poetry of the senses.

16

Franz Schubert

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I want you for always … days, years, eternities.

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17

Winnie the Pooh

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If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day, so I never have to live without you.

18

"Les Misérables"

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To love another person is to see the face of God.

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19

"When Harry Met Sally"

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When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

20

Thoreau

there is no remedy for love but to love more thoreau quote

There is no remedy for love but to love more.

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