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84 quotes on love, romance and relationships — from the classics to the everyday.

“One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay 'in kind' somewhere else in life.”

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody's hand and squeeze it, while there's time.”

Dale Dauten · Cited in Colleen Zuck et al., Daily Word for Families (2002)

“You cannot do a kindness too soon because you never know how soon it will be too late.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Piglet noticed that even though he had a Very Small Heart, it could hold a rather large amount of Gratitude.”

A.A. Milne · The House at Pooh Corner (1928)

“How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child.”

William Shakespeare · King Lear (1608), Act I, scene 4

“Understanding is a two-way street.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in Modern Quotations for Ready Reference, 1947

“One of the blessings of age is to learn not to part on a note of sharpness, to treasure the moments spent with those we love, and to make them whenever possible good to remember, for time is short.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · My Day, 5 February 1943

“You get more joy out of the giving to others, and should put a good deal of thought into the happiness you are able to give.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in Sheroes, 1998

“It takes courage to love, but pain through love is the purifying fire which those who love generously know.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · My Day, 1 April 1939

“Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · Quoted in The Beacon Book of Quotations by Women, 1992

“The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.”

Eleanor Roosevelt · This Is My Story, 1937

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

André Gide · Autumn Leaves, 1950

“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”

Marcus Aurelius · Meditations

“I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart.”

Michael Corleone · The Godfather Part II, 1974

“A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man.”

Vito Corleone · The Godfather, 1972

“The story of life is quicker than the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye.”

Jimi Hendrix