Janos Arany - Hungarian poet Janos Arany is widely considered the “Shakespeare of ballads.” With a title like that, it is not difficult to believe these words about love were written by his hand. He wrote over 40 ballads in his lifetime, which have been translated into more than 50 languages. Unfortunately, there is no source for this quote.
Ralph Waldo Emerson - In his first series of essays (written in 1841), Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote this line. It can be found in essay VI titled, “Friendship.”
F. Scott Fitzgerald - F. Scott Fitzgerald is a famous American author known for his four novels, among which is “The Great Gatsby.” It was in a letter to a friend concerning the woman he loved that Fitzgerald wrote this line, just before his marriage in the early 1920s.
Euripides - From the works of the Greek philosopher Euripides comes this line. Depending on the translation, it might also be read as, “Love, distilling liquid desire upon the eyes, bringing sweet pleasure to the soul…”
Lord Byron - These words show up in a poem untitled, written in 1815 by Lord Byron. The first lines leading up to this read, “There be none of Beauty’s daughters with a magic like thee; And like music on the waters is they sweet voice to me…”
Robert A. Heinlein - Robert A. Heinlein was a science fiction author of many great works. One of his greatest is “Stranger in a Strange Land,” about a man from Mars who is brought to earth and the events that follow. This quote, surprisingly enough, come from that novel in a line by a character named Jubal.
Robert Burns - Widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland or “Scotland’s favourite son,” Robert Burns wrote much poetry both in the Scots language and in English. This quote comes from a ballad called “Ae Fond Kiss,” written to the tune of “Rory Dall’s Port” and supposedly referring to Burns’ parting with a woman named Clarinda.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning - In a poem titled “How Do I Love Thee,” by the famed British poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning these words are written as the second line. Browning published many poems on love, especially after becoming acquainted with the writer and poet Robert Browning, who later became her husband.