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 vividly the lessons we learn in life and in 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 wanna-be’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 a positive 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 10 most uplifting romantic quotes.

Enjoy.

The List

Here are my personal 10 best romantic quotes ever:

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.

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.

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.

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 really 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.

5. “Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.”
   —Saint Thomas Aquinas

Another reminder of the fact that the inner wisdom triumphs over the rational mind. Love speaks the universal language.

Saint Thomas Aquinas was an Italian Roman Catholic priest.

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, teacher of Plato.

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.

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.

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 you vision in your mind and practice in your life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist and poet.

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

Well, actually here is your chance. Why don’t you buy a star?

I’m sure you hate those situations too: the birthday of your partner is coming and you don’t have the slightest idea what to buy. Same goes for Christmas, Valentines Days and all the other days, when your partner expects you to buy something nice. The bar is set very high. In fact nearly unreachable high. Sounds familiar?

Many of you asked me about the ultimate romantic gift ideas. It shouldn’t be just “nice”, it should also convey the intensity of your feelings towards the other person.

No, guys, I know what you are thinking, not a ticket to a basketball game, and gals, not a cooking course (although this was pure fun). I’m talking about something romantic here. Something so valuable and sooo romantically loaded that your partner would be blown away and treasure it for years, if not decades.

Impossible? No. I have exactly what you are looking for.

The Personalized Gift That Is Out Of This World – Name A Star

I would like to share a truly romantic gift idea with you.

Many years ago, in 1989, my back then girlfriend made me an unforgettable birthday present: She named a star after me.

Yes, you read right, there is actually a star in the sky which is named after me.

Believe it or not, despite the fact that this was so many years ago and that her image almost faded in my mind, this present is still valuable and dear to me and keeps the memory alive.

As you can see on the photograph, I still have it.

She bought this “name a star” – service through International Star Registry, a company that is still #1 in the world for this service.

This is indeed The Ultimate Romantic Idea, and I really recommend it to anyone. This will make a lifelong impression on the one who’s getting the present.

Here is what you will get in the “name a star kit”:

• A beautiful 16″ X 12″ full color parchment certificate personalized with the star name, date and coordinates.
• A Personalized 16″ X 12″ sky chart containing the star name, star date, the constellation and the location circled in red where the star is in the sky.
• A booklet on astronomy written by a professional astronomer with additional sky charts.
• A letter of congratulations/memorial.

Here is the link:

Name a Star at Star Registry

Now you have no more excuses for giving socks or ties for birthdays.

And don’t forget the next time you look up to the stars at night, maybe you are just looking at my Star.

All the best,

Eddie