7 Thought-provoking quotes on love by William Shakespeare

First Published May 13, 2024, 6:13 PM IST

William Shakespeare is one of the most iconic and prominent figures in the history of literature. He has written several masterpieces, like Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, and so on. His intricate view of love and thought-provoking words reflect his wisdom and the intensity of his thoughts and character as a poet.

William Shakespeare

"Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs; Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes; Being vexed, a sea nourished with loving tears. What is it else? A madness most discreet, A choking gall, and a preserving sweet."

"Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove: O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken."

"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, My love as deep; the more I give to thee, The more I have, for both are infinite."

"But love, first learned in a lady's eyes, Lives not alone immured in the brain, But with the motion of all elements, Courses as swift as thought in every power, And gives to every power a double power, Above their functions and their offices."

"I love you more than words can wield the matter, Dearer than eye-sight, space, and liberty, Beyond what can be valued, rich or rare, No less than life, with grace, health, beauty, honour."