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title: "9 Love Effort Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Love Effort quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Love Effort sayings and thoughts."
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> [There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-david-thoreau/there-must-be-the-generating-force-of-love-behind-every-effort/)

[Henry David Thoreau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-david-thoreau/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/henry-david-thoreau-20_behinds_there-must-be-the-generating-force-of-lo_1807324.jpg)

> [“Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-salzberg/without-equanimity-we-might-give-love-to-others-only-in-an-effort-to/)

[Sharon Salzberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-salzberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a1/sharon-salzberg-562_equanimity_without-equanimity-we-might-give-love-to_2376813.png)

> [Love is a beautiful rainbow and it isn't about how rich you are or how clever you might be but it's about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unkown/love-is-a-beautiful-rainbow-and-it-isn-t-about-how-rich-you-are-or/)

[Unkown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unkown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ed/unkown-98_love_love-is-a-beautiful-rainbow-and-it-isn-t_1826723.jpg)

> [Love is the effort and desire to make someone else everything they were created to be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/love-is-the-effort-and-desire-to-make-someone-else-everything-they/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/timothy-keller-240_desire_love-is-the-effort-and-desire-to-make-so_2710036.png)

> [“I fell in love with his effort. The way he never stopped trying to make this love the best it could be.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liz-newman/i-fell-in-love-with-his-effort-the-way-he-never-stopped-trying-to/)

[Liz Newman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liz-newman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/703/liz-newman-9462_in-love_i-fell-in-love-with-his-effort-the-way-h_1181896.jpg)

> [It sucks when you realize that no matter how you showed your love to someone or effort everyday that you do they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jpabugais/it-sucks-when-you-realize-that-no-matter-how-you-showed-your-love-to/)

[Jpabugais](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jpabugais/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/jpabugais-73609_actions-speak-louder_it-sucks-when-you-realize-that-no-matter_1705474.jpg)

> [There's nothing women love more than an effort. You can even mess it up. The shoes that you bought don't have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robin-thicke/there-s-nothing-women-love-more-than-an-effort-you-can-even-mess-it/)

[Robin Thicke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robin-thicke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/robin-thicke-8823_chocolate_there-s-nothing-women-love-more-than-an_556524.jpg)

> [“If you love another person, you have to become a no-self, a nothing. When you love, you have to become a nobody.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/swami-dhyan-giten/if-you-love-another-person-you-have-to-become-a-no-self-a-nothing/)

[Swami Dhyan Giten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/swami-dhyan-giten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/763/swami-dhyan-giten-2923_afraid-of-love_if-you-love-another-person-you-have-to-b_509295.jpg)

> [“For some reason women these days want men to love them the way they are naturally… While the thought is nice, in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-j-mcavoy/for-some-reason-women-these-days-want-men-to-love-them-the-way-they/)

[J.J. McAvoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-j-mcavoy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59c/j-j-mcavoy-17125_taking-care-of-yours_for-some-reason-women-these-days-want-me_56251.jpg)

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