“All other things to their destruction draw, only our love hath no decay.”
John Donne
Lasting LoveAnniversary
Anniversary Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · ANNIVERSARY
Anniversary Quotes
Read 200 beautiful anniversary quotes about lasting love, marriage and growing old together from Shakespeare, John Donne, Kahlil Gibran and more.
“This no to-morrow hath, nor yesterday; running it never runs from us away, but truly keeps his first, last, everlasting day.”
John Donne
ForeverAnniversary
“Let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediments. Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.”
William Shakespeare
MarriageTrue Love
“Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks within his bending sickle's compass come.”
William Shakespeare
TimeLasting Love
“Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even to the edge of doom.”
William Shakespeare
ForeverCommitment
“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”
William Shakespeare
RomanceBeauty
“But thy eternal summer shall not fade.”
William Shakespeare
ForeverBeauty
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite.”
William Shakespeare
Infinite LoveGiving
“Doubt thou the stars are fire; doubt that the sun doth move; doubt truth to be a liar; but never doubt I love.”
William Shakespeare
FaithfulnessTrue Love
“If ever two were one, then surely we. If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee.”
Anne Bradstreet
HusbandMarriage
“I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold.”
Anne Bradstreet
HusbandTreasure
“Now we maun totter down, John, and hand in hand we'll go, and sleep thegither at the foot, John Anderson, my jo.”
Robert Burns
Growing Old TogetherMarriage
“O my Luve's like a red, red rose, that's newly sprung in June.”
Robert Burns
RomanceLove
“And I will luve thee still, my dear, till a' the seas gang dry.”
Robert Burns
ForeverDevotion
“And, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Eternal LoveFaith
“I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Deep LoveSoul
“But love me for love's sake, that evermore thou mayst love on, through love's eternity.”
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Eternal LoveTrue Love
“I wonder, by my troth, what thou and I did, till we loved?”
John Donne
RomanceTogether
“Our two souls therefore, which are one, though I must go, endure not yet a breach, but an expansion, like gold to airy thinness beat.”
John Donne
SoulmatesDistance
“Nothing in the world is single; all things by a law divine in one spirit meet and mingle. Why not I with thine?”
Percy Bysshe Shelley
SoulmatesRomance
“I cannot exist without you - I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again.”
John Keats
DevotionRomance
“Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted.”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
LoveFaith
“As unto the bow the cord is, so unto the man is woman; though she bends him, she obeys him, though she draws him, yet she follows, useless each without the other!”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
PartnershipMarriage
“Love's gift cannot be given, it waits to be accepted.”
Rabindranath Tagore
LoveAcceptance
“You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.”
Kahlil Gibran
MarriageForever
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About Anniversary Quotes
An anniversary is a celebration of love that has lasted, grown and survived the ordinary days as well as the special ones. Whether it is your first year together or your fiftieth, finding the right words to say "I still choose you" can be surprisingly hard.
This collection brings together 200 of the best anniversary quotes from poets, novelists and timeless writers, including William Shakespeare, John Donne, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Robert Burns, Kahlil Gibran and Charlotte Brontë. Use them in anniversary cards, messages, speeches or captions to celebrate your husband, wife, partner or a couple you love.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about Anniversary quotes.
What is a good quote for a wedding anniversary?
Shakespeare's Sonnet 116, "Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds," is one of the most popular anniversary quotes because it celebrates love that stays strong through change. John Donne's "Only our love hath no decay" from his poem The Anniversary is another perfect choice.
What are romantic anniversary quotes for my husband?
Anne Bradstreet's "If ever two were one, then surely we" was written by a wife to her husband and is ideal for anniversary cards. Charlotte Brontë's line "I am my husband's life as fully as he is mine" is another heartfelt option.
What are romantic anniversary quotes for my wife?
Proverbs 31:10, which says a good wife is worth far more than rubies, is a timeless choice. Mark Twain's tribute "Wheresoever she was, there was Eden" and Robert Burns's promise to love "till a' the seas gang dry" are also beautiful.
What are good Bible verses for an anniversary?
Popular choices include Song of Solomon 8:7, "Many waters cannot quench love," Mark 10:9, "What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder," and 1 Corinthians 13:7, which describes love that bears and endures all things.
What are funny anniversary quotes?
Robert Louis Stevenson described marriage as "one long conversation, chequered by disputes," which many couples find very relatable. Light-hearted quotes like this work well in cards for couples who share a sense of humour.
What are good quotes for a 25th or 50th anniversary?
For milestone anniversaries, Robert Burns's "John Anderson, my jo," about growing old hand in hand, and Donne's lines about a love that keeps its "first, last, everlasting day" are especially meaningful. Shakespeare's promise that love lasts "even to the edge of doom" also suits long marriages.