--- title: "19 Authentic Love Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 19 Authentic Love quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Authentic Love sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/malebo-sephodi-10620_art_i-am-art-i-am-authentic-i-am-love-i-am-m_901867.jpg" --- > [“I am art. I am authentic. I am love. I am me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malebo-sephodi/i-am-art-i-am-authentic-i-am-love-i-am-me/) [Malebo Sephodi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malebo-sephodi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76c/malebo-sephodi-10620_art_i-am-art-i-am-authentic-i-am-love-i-am-m_901867.jpg) > [“Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-de-beauvoir/authentic-love-must-be-founded-on-reciprocal-recognition-of-two/) [Simone de Beauvoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-de-beauvoir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be9/simone-de-beauvoir-407_freedom_authentic-love-must-be-founded-on-recipr_1423665.jpg) > [We work for peace every time we exercise authority with wisdom and authentic love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-vanier/we-work-for-peace-every-time-we-exercise-authority-with-wisdom-and/) [Jean Vanier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-vanier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef6/jean-vanier-3367_authority_we-work-for-peace-every-time-we-exercise_1299153.png) > [To me, authentic love is a sacred encounter we all yearn for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-beckwith/to-me-authentic-love-is-a-sacred-encounter-we-all-yearn-for/) [Michael Beckwith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-beckwith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/michael-beckwith-4190_authentic_to-me-authentic-love-is-a-sacred-encount_2214426.png) > [Give up being perfect for being authentic. Be who you are. Love who you are. Others will too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hal-elrod/give-up-being-perfect-for-being-authentic-be-who-you-are-love-who-you/) [Hal Elrod](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hal-elrod/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f11/hal-elrod-2116_authentic_give-up-being-perfect-for-being-authenti_526703.jpg) > [God offers authentic LOVE. His devotion is the real deal. But He won't give you the genuine until you surrender the imitations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/god-offers-authentic-love-his-devotion-is-the-real-deal-but-he-won-t/) [Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98f/max-lucado-190_deals_god-offers-authentic-love-his-devotion-i_2856079.jpg) > [“Authentic love is deciding to live on a one-way street where all the arrows point down the street and not a single…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/craig-d-lounsbrough/authentic-love-is-deciding-to-live-on-a-one-way-street-where-all-the/) [Craig D. Lounsbrough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/craig-d-lounsbrough/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/craig-d-lounsbrough-285_authentic_authentic-love-is-deciding-to-live-on-a_2344060.jpg) > [Authentic love always assumes the mystery of modesty, even in its expression, because actions speak louder than words. Unlike a feigned love,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/honor-de-balzac/authentic-love-always-assumes-the-mystery-of-modesty-even-in-its/) [Honore de Balzac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/honor-de-balzac/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/304/honor-de-balzac-197_action_authentic-love-always-assumes-the-myster_1602717.png) > [“The authentic love of a man switches on the inner radiance of a woman, making her more attractive and noticed by other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-nzingha-smith/the-authentic-love-of-a-man-switches-on-the-inner-radiance-of-a-woman/) [C. Nzingha Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-nzingha-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/c-nzingha-smith-42634_love_the-authentic-love-of-a-man-switches-on_42274.jpg) > [No one wants critical, 'You can't do this or that' religion. People want authentic love, and that's what we are displaying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-welch/no-one-wants-critical-you-can-t-do-this-or-that-religion-people-want/) [Brian Welch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-welch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b45/brian-welch-23843_authentic_no-one-wants-critical-you-can-t-do-this_2428476.jpg) > [“Authentic love is soft, smooth, easy, it's laughter to the soul, it's communication, it's respect, it's an unconditional love without envy or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colishia-s-benjamin/authentic-love-is-soft-smooth-easy-it-s-laughter-to-the-soul-it-s/) [Colishia S. Benjamin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colishia-s-benjamin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6eb/colishia-s-benjamin-58382_authentic_authentic-love-is-soft-smooth-easy-it-s_2950229.jpg) > [Authentic love must be founded on reciprocal recognition of two freedoms. For each of them, love would be the revelation of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-de-beauvoir/authentic-love-must-be-founded-on-reciprocal-recognition-of-two-2/) [Simone de Beauvoir](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-de-beauvoir/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1f/simone-de-beauvoir-407_enrichment_authentic-love-must-be-founded-on-recipr_2831748.jpg) > [Real love doesn't die. It's the physical body that dies. Genuine, authentic love has no expectations whatsoever; it doesn't even need the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-kubler-ross/real-love-doesn-t-die-it-s-the-physical-body-that-dies-genuine/) [Elisabeth Kubler-Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-kubler-ross/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/elisabeth-kubler-ross-1892_body_real-love-doesn-t-die-it-s-the-physical_706142.png) > [“At its strongest and wildest and most authentic, love is a demon. It is a religion, a high-risk adventure, an act of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristina-nehring/at-its-strongest-and-wildest-and-most-authentic-love-is-a-demon-it-is/) [Cristina Nehring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cristina-nehring/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/cristina-nehring-68722_adventure_at-its-strongest-and-wildest-and-most-au_206156.jpg) > [Fear is present when we forget that we are a part of God's divine design. Learning to experience authentic love means abandoning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wayne-dyer/fear-is-present-when-we-forget-that-we-are-a-part-of-god-s-divine/) [Wayne Dyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wayne-dyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e26/wayne-dyer-158_experience_fear-is-present-when-we-forget-that-we-a_926169.png) > [“When you feel authentic love toward others, you will be deeply moved to act. You will not rest until you have found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ogyen-trinley-dorje/when-you-feel-authentic-love-toward-others-you-will-be-deeply-moved/) [Ogyen Trinley Dorje](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ogyen-trinley-dorje/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/899/ogyen-trinley-dorje-47273_happiness_when-you-feel-authentic-love-toward-othe_917884.jpg) > [Authentic love is obviously something good. When we love we become most fully human. But people often consider themselves loving when actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/authentic-love-is-obviously-something-good-when-we-love-we-become/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/749/pope-benedict-xvi-414_approach_authentic-love-is-obviously-something-go_809786.jpg) > [Authentic love does not devalue another human being. Authentic love does not silence, shame or abuse. If you are in a relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brooke-axtell/authentic-love-does-not-devalue-another-human-being-authentic-love/) [Brooke Axtell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brooke-axtell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41c/brooke-axtell-72877_abuse_authentic-love-does-not-devalue-another_1485409.jpg) > [Authentic love is obviously something good... When we love, we become most fully ourselves, most fully human... People often think they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pope-benedict-xvi/authentic-love-is-obviously-something-good-when-we-love-we-become-2/) [Pope Benedict XVI](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pope-benedict-xvi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/877/pope-benedict-xvi-414_approach_authentic-love-is-obviously-something-go_1457571.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/authentic-love/#itemlist", "name": "Authentic Love Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I am art. I am authentic. I am love. 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Even when he is dead and buried that part of you that loves the person will always live.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Elisabeth Kubler-Ross" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-kubler-ross/real-love-doesn-t-die-it-s-the-physical-body-that-dies-genuine/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/elisabeth-kubler-ross-1892_body_real-love-doesn-t-die-it-s-the-physical_706142.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/elisabeth-kubler-ross-1892_body_real-love-doesn-t-die-it-s-the-physical_706142.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3dc/elisabeth-kubler-ross-1892_body_real-love-doesn-t-die-it-s-the-physical_706142.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Real love doesn't die. It's the physical body that dies. 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In many ways, it is a divine madness.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cristina Nehring" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cristina-nehring/at-its-strongest-and-wildest-and-most-authentic-love-is-a-demon-it-is/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/cristina-nehring-68722_adventure_at-its-strongest-and-wildest-and-most-au_206156.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/cristina-nehring-68722_adventure_at-its-strongest-and-wildest-and-most-au_206156.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/222/cristina-nehring-68722_adventure_at-its-strongest-and-wildest-and-most-au_206156.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“At its strongest and wildest and most authentic, love is a demon. 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