Most inspiring romantic quotes ever? Haven't we had enough romantic stuff here already?
I think not. I think that you can't have too much romance in your life.
I am a romantic guy. That’s no secret. Guilty as charged. So what?
What most people consider as a weakness, is, in fact, a fortitude.
Being romantic is not blurring out reality, not peering through rose-colored glasses, it’s looking at life with other than the five senses you already got.
Having a romantic soul is revealing a “glass is half full”-mentality, as opposed to the so-called realists, who tend to have a rather negative image of the world.
So why a list of the most romantic quotes?
Because I like them.
Because romantic quotes or romantic love quotes illustrate the lessons vividly, we learn in life and love.
I like to hear what famous writers or celebrities have to say about certain topics.
Of course, I have also found plenty of nonsense, intellectual wannabe's trying to be smart and some really cheesy stuff.
On what basis have I chosen the best ones?
They have to fulfill certain criteria, they have to be positive and uplifting.
You're supposed to feel better after reading them and not to realize how hard life can be.
The romantic quotes are to convey an emphatic point of view at the romantic side of life.
I want them to inspire you, to give you hope if you lost it and to guide you to a better life.
Is this possible? We will see.
So, without further ado, here is my personal favorite list of the ten most uplifting romantic quotes.
Enjoy.
Romantic Quote #1:
“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
—Henry Louis Mencken
I love this quote because it illustrates that there is yet another way to look at the world:
With your inner senses, rather than with the so-called rational mind.
The rational mind ensures that we survive, but not that we evolve.
Henry Louis Mencken was one of the most influential American writers of the early 20th century.
Romantic Quote #2:
“Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.”
—Franklin P. Jones
If you are looking for purpose in life, take this quote into consideration.
Unfortunately, the identity of Franklin P. Jones is not clear.
Romantic Quote #3:
“Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.”
—Erica Jong
This quote reminds me that it is a waste of lifetime to be afraid of love, to be afraid of getting hurt. Love is a risk, but you have so much to gain.
Erica Jong is an American author and educator.
Romantic Quote #4:
“I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.”
—Oscar Wilde
I am not sure if that is true, that women give more when they love than men do, but it reminds me that you should never hold anything back.
Give all you have, always.
Oscar Wilde is one of my all-time favorite novelists.
Romantic Quote #5:
“Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
—Saint Thomas Aquinas
That's another reminder of the fact that the wisdom triumphs over the rational mind.
Love speaks the universal language.
Saint Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Roman Catholic priest.
Romantic Quote #6:
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.”
—Aristotle
A very romantic view of love, not necessarily typical for “the old Greeks”.
This reminds me of the “Origin of Love”-Myth based on Plato's Symposium.
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato.
Romantic Quote #7:
“Can miles truly separate you from friends… If you want to be with someone you love, aren't you already there?”
—Richard Bach
What is our reality? The matter that surrounds us or our inner emotional world?
Richard David Bach is an American writer. He is widely known as the author of the best-selling novel, Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Romantic Quote #8:
“Love the moment and the energy of the moment will spread beyond all boundaries.”
—Corita Kent
To live in the present and to cherish the moment is the truest path to happiness and enlightenment.
Corita Kent was an artist and an educator.
Romantic Quote #9:
“Love and you shall be loved. All love is mathematically just, as much as two sides of an algebraic equation.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
Law of Attraction in action: you only attract things that your vision in your mind and practice in your life.
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist and poet.
Romantic Quote #10:
“Only from the heart can you touch the sky.”
—Jalaluddin Rumi
Enlightenment can only begin from the inside. Love is the beginning of everything.
Rumi is 13th Century brilliant Persian mystic who is now one of the most widely read poets in America.
One of his poems is for me the most beautiful love poem in the world.
I hope I have uplifted and inspired you with my personal romantic quotes list.
Each and every one of them is worth to reflect on them and to align your life with them.
I certainly do.
All the best from the incurable romantic,
Eddie Corbano
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Actually Plato was the student of Socrates and Aristotle was the student of Plato.
Thank you, corrected it!
Eddie
i liked your article and it really brought light and understanding of a lot of things to my mind.
thank you v much!
u help me out thank u ,i loved someone n he went quiet on me was about to put him on the spot n ask him why?but now i realized all i have to do is move on he knows better ………thank you
Hi!
I liked your article a lot! But, I felt compelled to chime in on the Aristotle/Plato issue. The person above was right to point out that Plato was not the student of Aristotle. Plato was actually a student of Socrates, not Aristotle (Socrates is the one who never wrote down his own works). I can’t remember if this is right, but something is telling me that Aristotle wasn’t even alive at the time of Plato/Socrates, but came quite a bit later (or maybe before?). This must be my philosophy classes from college calling out to me from deep memory! I know its not too important for the purposes of this article, but I just wanted to let you know.
Thanks again
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i love all that…………
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hi eddie
I want to share one of my favorites with you
“I dont know how Beautiful you are…’coz my eyes haven’t moved from ur eyes….”
Love these words … well done also :
Love is not an eastern romantic novel it’s a sailing without aboat , and feeling that you will never arrive it ,it’s a beck of sadness and our deepnesses
Love is not an easy romantic song ,it’s apoem with out words , to sing it you need to taste it , and how hard to taste the aloes
Hey Al, of course, Nat King Cole is one of my all-time favorites.
You should listen to the Kurt Elling version of “Nature Boy”. Superb, if you love Jazz.
Ed: Add one more to your 10 most inspirational love quotes;
I’m certain you recall Nat King Coles “Nature Boy” And the quote that I must bring to your attention is this great line—“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn. is just to love and be loved in return” And what a velvet voice Nat had–my guess is you recall.the song
Al McDowell, Composer
the path of two things is very difficult –
1. love
2.truth
@Madde –
I love that. Is this from a poem?
Beautiful. I want to share one of my favorites with you.
“The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along”.
Maulana Jalalu’d din Rumi.
@Canopyflier –
Oh yes, you’re right, thanks for pointing out.
Corrected.
Eddie
Hello Eddie
You made a small mistake on one of your quotes.
Aristotle was not the student of Plato.
Plato was the student of Aristotle.
Philosopher Aristotle never wrote a single text .
His student Plato wrote down everything Aristotle preached!
superb…………………..like it
sir i would like to say this was one of the best article i have ever read.
especially the fourth quote was the most beautiful.
opeth rocks.
hi! how I really appreciate and love your articles…It makes my relationship with my husband more stronger! I was able to realize how important to trust the one you love even you’re both more than a hundred miles apart.
Hey Eddie. I’m a reader from Peru, South America. This article of yours has truly helped me. Keep up the great work!