Love was earned and hard-fought and cherished. It was…

“You'll be great," Cole said, patting her shoulder. He took one last look at Sam's face. Whatever he saw there made him smile. "But…

— Jill Shalvis

“God loves us for who we are. We can´t work our way to his love. That doesn´t work here on this wold either. You…

— Colleen Coble

Forgiveness and love, cannot be earned, deserved, bought, sold, won, or forced. They are a gift and should never be taken for granted or…

— Hussein Nishah

“Because even that little boy knows that love can’t be earned. The only true love is grace. All else is a counterfeit.”

— Richard Paul Evans

“God’s love is earned by a man through being a scholar and at the same time behaving as inconspicuously and modestly as if he…

— Franz Rosenthal

When you have a baby, love is automatic, when you get married, love is earned.

— Marie Osmond

Respect is earned from trust, and love is earned from respect.

— Nishan Panwar

Of course love is never earned. It is a grace we give one another. Anything we need to earn is only approval.

— Rachel Naomi Remen

All we want, whether we are honeybees, salmon, trash-collecting ants, ponderosa pines, coyotes, human beings, or stars, is to love and be loved, to…

— Derrick Jensen

I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

Of all the relationships in my life, the one with my brother is most cherished. He was my first friend, partner in crime, shoulder…

— Shweta Bachchan Nanda

Even how much you love someone if the love you gave is not valued and cherished, it will eventually die.

— Lilian Salan

Forever in my heart you would be cherished, in my mind you're always thought of. We may be far away but in my heart…

— Jeigh Ilano

Many want to be loved, respected, cherished and cared for, but only few want to really do it. And they are the best.

— Terry Mark

“She'd forgotten how the gentle glide of lips could make her entire body feel wanted. Needed. Cherished.”

— Robin Bielman