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.
She fair, he full of bashfulness and truth,
Loved much, hoped little, and desired nought.
He that never had sorrow of love never had joy of it either!
I am very independent. I can look after myself but I still need a lot of love and care.
So true it is that love of money alone is incapable of dreading death by the sword.
Yet many a man is making friends with death
Even as I speak, for lack of love alone.
Religion's Meaning when I would recall,
Love is to me the plainest Word of all.
It is only for your love alone that the poor will forgive you the bread you give to them.
We must love, no matter whom, no matter what, no matter how, provided only we do love.
Every day we may see some new thing in Christ. His love hath neither brim nor bottom.
Dance from your heart. If you dance from your heart, you'll always love it.
The gods love salt. The sweat of human endeavour adds savour to every sacrifice.