Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.

William Shakespeare · The opening of Sonnet 18, the poem that promises the beloved will live as long as the verse is read, and a staple wedding reading.

Thou hast me, if thou hast me, at the worst; and thou shalt wear me, if thou wear me, better and better.

William Shakespeare · King Henry wooing Princess Katharine of France in plain soldier's English, promising a husband who improves with age.

Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.

William Shakespeare · The Dauphin to his father, the King of France, urging him to arm the kingdom against Henry's invasion rather than neglect its defense.

My heart is ever at your service.

William Shakespeare · The source reads: “My heart is ever at your service, my lord.” · Alcibiades's answer to Timon, who has teased him that his heart is in the field.

More Love Quotes

Life with you is a perpetual honeymoon.

A short anniversary toast for a couple that never got over each other.

Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.

The four beat card rhyme that shows up on anniversary gifts everywhere; no author has ever been found.

Being someone's first love may be great, but to be their last is beyond perfect.

A widely shared anniversary line with no known author.

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“Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate.”

“Thou hast me, if thou hast me, at the worst; and thou shalt wear me, if thou wear me, better and better.”

“Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.”

“My heart is ever at your service.”

“Life with you is a perpetual honeymoon.”

“Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will.”

“Being someone's first love may be great, but to be their last is beyond perfect.”