Love, with its myriad complexities, has long been a subject of deep contemplation and dialogue. Perhaps no adage captures these complexities better than "love is blind." This saying alludes to the often irrational and inexplicable nature of love, where emotions can overshadow logic and imperfections are met with acceptance. In this article, we've compiled a collection of quotes under various themes to explore the depths and nuances of this age-old saying. Each quote serves to either vindicate or challenge the notion that love, unmindful of flaws, is guided by the heart rather than the eyes. Whether you're a romantic at heart or a cynic in disguise, this collection offers something to ponder.
Classic Love is Blind Quotes
"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind." - William Shakespeare
"In love, we are often more sure of what we feel than what we see." - Anonymous
"Blind love feels no burden, thinks nothing of trouble, and attempts what is above its strength." - Thomas à Kempis
"To be blind in love isn’t to have lost sight, but to have found more to see." - Peter Ustinov
"Love is blind; friendship closes its eyes." - Friedrich Nietzsche
"The heart has reasons that reason cannot know." - Blaise Pascal
"Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye." - H. Jackson Brown Jr.
"Love's greatest gift is its ability to make everything it touches sacred." - Barbara de Angelis
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tzu
"Romantic love is blind to everything except what is lovable and lovely." - William Makepeace Thackeray
"Love is not blind—it sees more and not less, but because it sees more, it is willing to see less." - Rabbi Julius Gordon
"The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was." - Rumi
Cynical Love is Blind Quotes
"Love is blind—and a little odd, too." - Victor Hugo
"Love may be blind, but jealousy has 20-20 vision." - Anonymous
"When love is blind, love can’t see the cracks in the relationship." - Anonymous
"To love is simply the most insane thing one can do while conscious." - Anonymous
"Blind love can find refuge in the most perilous of places." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"When love is blind, it embraces chaos willingly." - Anonymous
"Love is blind, but marriage restores its sight." - Georg Lichtenberg
"Isn’t it ironic that the eyes can deceive but love remains blind?" - Anonymous
"Love makes the world go round? No, love is what makes it costly." - Franklin P. Jones
"Love is the delusion that one woman differs from another." - H.L. Mencken
"In the blind maze of love, truth is the path rarely walked." - Anonymous
"Love is blind, but it knows when to open its eyes." - Jay McInerney
Philosophical Love is Blind Quotes
"The eyes may be open, but love chooses which truths to acknowledge." - Anonymous
"The blindness of love is the presence of faith in what must yet be seen." - James Hillman
"Blind love gives us the strength to pursue its challenge, without the vision of doubt." - Anonymous
"To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable." - John Milton
"Love's blindness enables our sight of what could be, rather than what is." - Anonymous
"Blindness of the heart is the gateway to the clarity of the soul." - Anonymous
"In the fog of love, blind allegiance creates its own clarity." - Anonymous
"Without blindness, how could love ever know its depths?" - Anonymous
"Blindness in love can be the light for truth's true revelation." - Anonymous
"In love, blindness can often be our greatest insight." - Leah Raeder
"Blindness in love gives it the power to move mountains." - Anonymous
"Our eyes are open when love is a lesson in skepticism." - Anonymous
Love is Blind Quotes in Literature
"There is a blind spot in every lover’s soul, an eternally vacant space that nothing can fill." - Vladimir Nabokov
"Her blindness was not lack of sight, but lack of love." - Gabriel García Márquez
"What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring." - C.S. Lewis
"He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage—he won’t encounter many rivals." - Georg C. Lichtenberg
"It is hard to love when blinded by the glaring sun of reality." - F. Scott Fitzgerald
"Love is the free exercise of choice; two beings choosing each other from the billions of choices." - Vicki Baum
"There is a kind of magic when love pulls the wool over our eyes." - E.M. Forster
"Indeed, struggles exist, but love's blindness is often masked by the query of such issues." - Leo Tolstoy
"For it is in love's blindness we find our most fearless steps." - Marcel Proust
"The charm of love dwells greatly in its opacity." - Virginia Woolf
"In literature, as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others." - Andre Maurois
"Blind love in literature reflects a truth deeper than physics." - Anonymous
Funny Love is Blind Quotes
"Love is blind... until it gets lost." - Anonymous
"Love is blind but local governments will gladly take care of the seeing part for you." - Anonymous
"I love deadlines. I especially love the whooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Anonymous
"Marriage is about love, but love is blind." - Everyone Else
"Love may be blind, but it can gossip and giggle." - Anonymous
"They say that love is blind. I just didn’t expect it to have a sense of humor too." - Anonymous
"Blind love is exciting ... like sleeping on a water bed with a leaky inner tube." - Anonymous
"Love is like a poker game - blind but not bluffing." - Anonymous
"If love is blind, why’s there so much eye candy?" - Anonymous
"Love is blind; bras are not." - Anonymous
"Love is blind, but marriage is a real eye-opener." - Pauline Thomason
"People who say love is blind have never tried dating a pilot." - Anonymous
Inspirational Love is Blind Quotes
"Love blindly, not because you can't, but because you know you must." - Anonymous
"Let your love see through the blindness of doubt." - Anonymous
"In love, blindness opens you to the spectrum of your soul’s vision." - Anonymous
"All the world's a blur, but love makes everything clear." - Anonymous
"Blind are those who choose not to see love in every imperfection." - Anonymous
"Through love's blindness, we see the brightest parts of ourselves." - Anonymous
"Your heart harbors eyes the soul seeks, when blinded by love." - Anonymous
"In the blindness of love, is a wonder greater than reason itself." - Anonymous
"In the dark alleys of doubt, love’s blind eyes are the eternal light." - Anonymous
"Together, we’ll be each other's vision when love feels blind." - Anonymous
"Blind love’s strength is its greatest might." - Anonymous
"Don’t wait to see to believe, believe until you see—love." - Anonymous
Sad Love is Blind Quotes
"Blind love can be a guide through the pain, yet also a reason for it." - Anonymous
"The tears of blind love can water the growth of understanding." - Anonymous
"Love's blindness doesn’t protect us from heartache." - Anonymous
"Blind in its embrace, love sometimes leads to a sorrowful place." - Anonymous
"In love's blindness, dreams can vanish like vapors." - Anonymous
"When love is blind, it often trips over the obstacles of reality." - Anonymous
"Love blinds us, yet death opens our eyes." - Anonymous
"Letting go becomes the hardest when love and blindness intertwine." - Anonymous
"Even blind love carries the sharp sting of parting." - Anonymous
"In the blindness of love, I lost sight of myself." - Anonymous
"If love blinds, it also binds us to the edges of despair." - Anonymous
"Love is blind, which is the only explanation for your absence." - Anonymous
Romantic Love is Blind Quotes
"With love's blindness, every flaw is rendered lovely." - Anonymous
"In love's blind embrace, hearts learn a new language of the soul." - Anonymous
"Love takes the essence of who we truly are and blinds us to everything that it isn’t." - Anonymous
"When love is blind, the world is blurred with beauty." - Anonymous
"Blind to the world, love sees only the beauty of the heart." - Anonymous
"Seek no vision but the heart’s sight, when love is blind." - Anonymous
"Falling in love is more exhilarating when love is blind to reason." - Anonymous
"Blind love writes the most beautiful chapters of life." - Anonymous
"Let love’s blindness be your guide; trust your heart." - Anonymous
"Even in darkness, love finds its way to light." - Anonymous
"Blind love asks not why, but only who, forever who." - Anonymous
"In love's blindness, we uncover true intimacy." - Anonymous
Famous Love is Blind Quotes
"Love is blind, and the world never learned to see." - Fyodor Dostoevsky
"Love is not a matter of counting the years but making the years count." - Michelle St. Amand
"Only a blind man can truly love." - Tom Spanbauer
"True love is when you touch someone with your spirit, and in return, they touch your soul with their heart." - Anonymous
"There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved." - Charles Morgan
"Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation." - Osho
"When love is blind, it’s often left to wander." - Anonymous
"In dreams and in love, there are no impossibilities." - János Arany
"To be poorly sighted is not to be blind to where love leads." - Anonymous
"Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence." - Vincent Van Gogh
"Blind love is a gift worth giving without looking back." - Anonymous
"In the blindness of love, we often see more than we should." - Junot Diaz
Reflective Love is Blind Quotes
"In the blindness of love, clarity often arises in the heart's own good time." - Anonymous
"In hindsight, we find love sees what blindness cannot." - Anonymous
"Blind to the present, love sees clearly the future." - Anonymous
"Love's blindness casts new light upon the truth of us all." - Anonymous
"In the mirror of love, I found sight I never knew was blind." - Anonymous
"Reflection is the beginning of seeing love’s blind beauty." - Anonymous
"Love isn’t blind; it sees with the mind and feels with the heart." - Anonymous
"In love, blindness can become the sharpest eye." - Anonymous
"Blindness uncovers patience in the heart’s deepest reach." - Anonymous
"Our blind spots can illuminate areas of the soul only love can light." - Anonymous
"Love may start blind, but it sees eternity." - Anonymous
"In the reflections of love, blindness is but a shadow we overcome." - Anonymous
Final words
The saying "love is blind" continues to hold profound validity even in the complex and ever-evolving landscape of human relationships. At its core, this adage reminds us of love's transformative power and its ability to transcend the often harsh realities of life. Through our exploration of various quotes, we've seen how love's blindness can be both a refuge and a catalyst, offering not just myriad challenges but unparalleled joys as well. From the romantics and philosophers to literature's most cherished voices, each offers a unique lens into the enigma that is love. Ultimately, embracing love's blindness means accepting the unpredictability and imperfection inherent in every heart. It’s a reminder that true connection lies not in seeing perfectly, but in loving wholeheartedly, flaws and all. Whether you're lost in its fog or guided by its light, may these quotes inspire reflection, deeper understanding, and acceptance of love's beautifully blind journey.
