33 Relationship Quotes About Love and Connection

“I have decided to stick to love; hate is too great a burden to bear.”

— Martin Luther King, Jr.

“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” – Audrey Hepburn

“Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” – Osho

“The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” – Carl Jung

“I would rather spend one lifetime with you, than face all the ages of this world alone.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

“A Successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.” – Mignon Mclaughlin

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” – Helen Keller

“Be honest, brutally honest. That is what’s going to maintain relationships.”

— Lauryn Hill

“To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return.” – Margaret Mitchell

Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own

– H. Jackson Brown, Jr

When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are

– Donald Miller

“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”

– Maya Angelou

“A great relationship is not when the ‘perfect couple’ comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.” – Dave Meurer

“True love is not a hide-and-seek game; in true love, both lovers seek each other.” – Michael Bassey Johnson

We are becoming the men we wanted to marry.

-Gloria Steinem

“The secret of a happy marriage remains a secret.”

— Henny Youngman

“Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” – James Baldwin

“Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do.” – David Wilkerson

“The greatest gift you can give someone is your time. Because when you give your time, you are giving a portion of your life that you will never get back.” – Unknown

“The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in.” – Morrie Schwartz

“Truth is everybody is going to hurt you: you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for.”

— Bob Marley

“Love is not finding someone to live with; it’s finding someone you can’t live without.” – Rafael Ortiz

True relationship is two imperfect people refusing to give up on each other.” – Unknown

“I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.” – Roy Croft

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.” – Nicholas Sparks

“To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow—this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.” –Elizabeth Gilbert

“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” –Aristotle

“Love is not just about the glamorous moments; it’s about sticking together through the ups and downs, the good and the bad.” – Omotola Jalade Ekeinde

“I know of no greater happiness than to be with you all the time, without interruption, without end.” –Franz Kafka

“Never above you. Never below you. Always beside you.” –Walter Winchell

“The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds.” – Nicholas Sparks

“You’ve got to learn to leave the table when love’s no longer being served.”

— Nina Simone

“Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher.”

— Oprah Winfrey