Short and Sweet Shakespeare Love Quotes


Fall in Love with Shakespeare through short, memorable lines. Short and sweet, these Shakespeare quotes express love powerfully in very few words.

This collection of Shakespeare love quotes offers quick, meaningful expressions of affection and devotion, each accompanied by a brief heading to provide additional insight.

The love quotes on this list are very short and easy to understand. They require no special explanation. You won’t need a dictionary to appreciate them.

Browse the list, share a line with someone you love, or just take a quiet moment of personal reflection.

Speak your love with Shakespeare’s timeless words.

Sweet, above thought I love thee.

–Troilus and Cressida,
Act III, Scene i

Thee will I love,
And with thee lead my life.

–The Comedy of Errors,
Act III, Scene ii

If it be love indeed,
Tell me how much.

— Antony and Cleopatra,
Act I, Scene i

Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

— Venus and Adonis

Since you are dear bought,
I will love you dear.

–The Merchant of Venice,
Act III, Scene ii

I love you more than words
Can wield the matter.

–King Lear,
Act I, Scene i

I would not wish any companion
In the world but you.

–The Tempest,
Act III, Scene i

Who ever loved that loved not at first sight?

–As You Like It,
Act III, Scene v

Speak low
If you speak love.

–Much Ado About Nothing,
Act II, Scene i

I love thee,
And it is my love that speaks.

–The Merchant of Venice,
Act I, Scene i

I do love nothing in the world so well as you.

–Much Ado About Nothing,
Act IV, Scene i

I, beyond all limit of what else in the world,
Do love, prize, honour you.

–The Tempest,
Act III, Scene i

O, love’s best habit is a soothing tongue.

–The Passionate Pilgrim

Still, I swear I love you.

–Cymbeline,
Act II, Scene iii

Let me but bear your love,
I’ll bear your cares.

–Henry IV Part 2,
Act V, Scene ii

My love is thine to teach.

–Much Ado About Nothing,
Act I, Scene i

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