Of all that is written, I love only what a man has written with his own blood.
Anniversary Quotes
There is no anniversary collection behind this page. It is put together from the pages on love, marriage, romance and time, then sorted by quality, so what comes up first is whatever those four pages rate highest.
Expect poems and passages from novels more than card lines. Some of the best material here only works with the sentences around it, which is why each quote links to its own page with the source and the notes. If you plan to put one in print, check the flag first: a line marked misattributed is fine to enjoy and risky to credit.
Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship—never.
Through all the drama — whether damned or not —
Love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot.
Gratitude looks to the past and love to the present; fear, avarice, lust, and ambition look ahead.
Conquer anger with love, evil with good, meanness with generosity, and lies with truth.
Some men are great enough that they can love a whole woman, and not just part of her.
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
The worst illness of our time is that so many people have to suffer from never being loved.
Every person is worthy of an infinite wealth of love — the beauty of his soul knows no limit.
And here you are hurried,
And here you are gone;
And here is the love,
That it's all built upon.