37 Sweet German Quotes About Love

Wherever you are in the world, one thing that many cultures have in common is the conviction that love is a wonderful thing.

The German culture is no exception to this. Though Germans may have a reputation of being serious and reserved, the German language is actually quite creative, fanciful, and even quite funny.

Germans do believe that love is wonderful and the pursuit of love is something that is worthy of all your effort. This lovely attitude towards romance is fully in display in their love language.

Check out these beautiful and sweet German quotes about love. We can guarantee that you would love to hear them from your special German-speaking someone (or even use them yourself).

1. Ich liebe dich.

English meaning: I love you.

In German, like in English, you tell someone you love them using three little words. This German phrase is serious business and usually reserved for romantic partners, good friends, or family members.

2. Ich steh’ auf dich.

English meaning: I’m into you.

If you are attracted to someone or are interested in them in the romantic sense, this is how you can confess your feelings in German.

3. Ic bin bis über beide Ohren verliebt.

English meaning: I’m head over heels in love

This is one of those German quotes about love that is actually an idiom. The literal translation of this German phrase is actually “I’m in love until over both ears”. However, its actual meaning is closer to the English idiom of being “head over heels in love”.

4. Willst du mit mir gehen?

English meaning: Do you want to go out with me?

You can use this German phrase to ask someone who you are into if they would like to go on a date with you.

5. Willst du mein Freund/meine Freundin sein?

English meaning: Do you want to be my boyfriend/girlfriend?

If you have been going out on several dates with a German speaker and you think it’s time to get more serious and exclusive, you can use this phrase to ask them to be your boyfriend/girlfriend.  

6. Du bist die Liebe meines Lebens.

English meaning: You are the love of my life.

This is a great German phrase to declare your undying love for your partner.

7. Du bist mein Sonnenschein, meine Liebe.

English meaning: You are my sunshine, my love.

This is a sweet German quote about love that basically says that someone brightens up your day.

8. Ich möchte den Rest meines Lebens mit Dir verbringen.

English meaning: I want to spend the rest of my life with you.

This is another German quote about love that you can use to declare your undying love.

9. Ich möchte den Rest meines Lebens mit Dir verbringen.

English meaning: I love you with all my heart

Another German quote that you can use to declare your undying love for a romantic partner.  It is also appropriate to use to declare affection for a very dear friend or family member. 

10. Ich bin wahrscheinlich nicht dein erster Partner, Kuss oder Liebe, aber ich würde gerne dein letzter sein.

English meaning: I may not be your first date, kiss, or love, but I want to be your last.

This is a pretty swoon-worthy line to use if you want to tell a German speaker just how much you like them.

11. Ich möchte diejenige sein, auf die du dich am meisten freust und von der du dich nur schwer losreißen kannst.

English meaning: I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye.

This is a great German quote with which to declare your commitment to someone. You are saying that you want them to be happy to see you and sorry to see you go.

12. Küss mich.

English meaning: Kiss me.

If you want to ask your romantic partner to give you a kiss, you can say this in German.

13. Kann ich einen Kuss haben?

English meaning: Can I have a kiss?

This is another way to ask for a kiss in German.

14. Du hast wunderschöne Augen.

English meaning: You have beautiful eyes.

This is a pretty good German quote that you can use to flirt with someone. Compliments are always good and this is a pretty nice compliment to give someone that you are attracted to.

15. Ich liebe dein Lächeln.

English meaning: I love your smile.

Another pretty good German quote that can be used to compliment someone you are attracted to.

16. Dein Lächeln verändert meinen ganzen Tag.

English meaning: Your smile changes my whole day.

Another flirty little compliment that you should really try using with someone that you are attracted to.

17. Du bist so wunderschön!/ Du bist so schön!

English meaning: You are so beautiful!/You are so handsome!

These are the most basic compliments that you can give a romantic interest, but it is something that almost anyone will want to hear.

18. Überall wo ich hinschaue empfange ich deine Liebe. Du bist meine Welt.

English meaning: Everywhere I look I am reminded of your love. You are my world.

This is a very sweet German quote to tell a loved one that they are always on your mind and in your heart.

19. Ich bin verrückt nach dir.

English meaning: I’m nuts for you

If you want to tell someone in Germany that you are “crazy” or “head over heels” for them, you can say this.

20. Liebe überwindet alles.

English meaning: Love conquers all.

If you want to emphasize how important love is to a German speaker, you can say this phrase. It’s basically the equivalent of the English quote “love conquers all”.

21. Der Liebe ist kein Ding unmöglich.

English meaning: Nothing is impossible for love.

Similar to the idea of “love conquers all” this German quote declares that love makes things possible.

22. Niemand ist perfekt, aber du bist perfekt für mich.

English meaning: Nobody’s perfect, but you’re perfect for me.

This is another of those German quotes about love that are perfect to use if you want to flirt with someone. 

23. Mit der wahren Liebe ist’s wie mit den Geistererscheinungen: alle Welt spricht darüber, aber wenige haben etwas davon gesehen.

English meaning: With true love, it’s like seeing ghosts: everyone talks about it, but few have ever seen it.

This German quote about love talks about how rare and special love is. Everybody wants to experience it, but not everyone has really seen or experienced it.

24. Nicht die Schönheit bestimmt, wen wir lieben, sondern die Liebe, wen wir schön finden.

English meaning: It is not beauty that determines whom we love, but love determines whom we find beautiful.

This is one of those wise German quotes about love that also gives you some insight into how German speakers think about love. It basically states that, if you really love someone, you see beyond the physical.

25. Die Liebe ist wie der Wind, man kann sie nicht sehen, aber man kann es fühlen.

English meaning: Love is like the wind, you can’t see it, but you can feel it.

This is a wise German saying about the nature of love. 

26. Du bringst Farbe in mein Leben und ein Funkeln in meine Augen.

English meaning: You add color to my life and a sparkle to my eyes.

If you want a more poetic way to say that someone you love brightens your day, you can use this German phrase. 

27. Hundert Herzen wären zu wenige, um all meine Liebe zu dir zu tragen.

English meaning: A hundred hearts would be too few to carry all my love for you.

Another poetic way to declare your undying love for someone in German.

28. Liebe ist blind.

English meaning: Love is blind

This is the German translation of the common English saying about love which is that it is “blind.” It’s actually a more concise quote to convey the same idea as the quote above.

29. Ich denke immer über dich.

English meaning: I think about you every day.

This is a sweet but simple German phrase to declare how important someone is to you, how central they are to your thoughts.

30. Gegensätze ziehen sich an.

English meaning: Opposites attract.

This German quote talks about how and why people find themselves attracted to someone. It states that we are often drawn to people because of how they differ from us.

31. Mit dir zusammen zu sein ist der Ort an dem ich mich am wohlsten fühle.

English meaning: Together with you is my favorite place to be.

This is a sweet way of saying that you really enjoy spending time with someone.

32. Wenn ich etwas richtig in meinem Leben gemacht habe, dann war es der Moment an dem ich dir mein Herz gegeben habe.

English meaning: If I did anything right in my life, it was when I gave my heart to you.

This is a great way for someone in a committed relationship to the state that, even after all this time, they don’t regret deciding to be in that relationship.

33. Liebe ist eine Krankheit, die man haben will.

English meaning: Love is a sickness one wants to have.

This German quote about love builds on the idea that love is a “sickness”, something that comes onto you suddenly and changes the way you feel. While many of us don’t want a headache or a stomach ache, however, some of us don’t mind the idea of being lovesick.

34. Falls ich wissen sollte was Liebe bedeutet, liegt es an dir.

English meaning: If I know what love is, it is because of you.

This is a sweet way of saying how much of an impact that a loved one has had in your life. You are saying that you have been changed for the better by having them in your life.

35. Ich möchte nicht in das Paradies kommen weil ich dich gefunden habe. Ich brauche keine Träume, weil ich dich habe.

English meaning: I don’t need paradise because I found you. I don’t need dreams because I have you.

This poetic German quote about love is something that many people would love to hear from their loved ones.

36. Liebe ist nur Liebe. Es kann niemals erklärt werden.

English meaning: Love is just love. It can never be explained.

Another wise German quote about the mysterious nature of life. 

37. Liebe geht durch den Magen.

English meaning: The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach

This is a wise and practical bit of love advice in German. Everybody loves to eat and cooking well is a trait that many people feel is desirable in a romantic partner. 

Conclusion

Along with memorizing common phrases in German, memorizing German quotes about love is a great way to gain fluency in the language.

Learning phrases is a quick way to practice deconstruction sentences in German, which will help you properly construct your own German sentences which is key to having real conversations with native speakers.

Also, learning German quotes about love is fun and more engaging than just memorizing lists of vocabulary words.

Aside from studying the quotes in this post, we recommend that you work with an online native German-speaking tutor. They can help you understand these quotes better and, best of all, you can ask them about their own favorite quotes about love, the way Germans value the bonds of love, and their own experience of love between their family and friends. Way more interesting than just practicing using compound words!