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The Power of Effort in Relationship: 60 Quotes to Help You Succeed

Updated: Dec 5, 2023



Want to take your relationship to the next level? Are you looking to put more effort into your relationship?


But where do you start? These curated quotes will provide you with the inspiration and motivation you need to make your relationship stronger.


Get ready to be inspired, motivated and to discover the power of words to make your bond stronger.



"Effort in a relationship is not about being right, it's about trying to be the best version of yourself." - Unknown


"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." - Victor Hugo


"Effort isn't about putting in a certain amount of work, it's about putting in the work that truly counts." - Unknown


"The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds. And that, my friends, is what true love really is." - Nicholas Sparks


"The best relationships are the ones where you can be yourselves, without the fear of being judged." - Unknown


"Love is not something you go out and look for. Love finds you, and when it does, ready or not, it'll be the best thing to ever happen to you." - Unknown


"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." - Lao Tzu


"The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return." - Nat King Cole


"Love is not something you can force or control. It's a feeling that comes naturally and must be nurtured." - Unknown


"Love is not about how many days, months or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every day." - Unknown


"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." - Hubert H. Humphrey


"Love is not about how many times you say I love you, but how much you prove it." - Unknown


"Effort in a relationship is not about making the other person happy, it's about making the relationship happy." - Unknown


"Effort doesn't guarantee success in a relationship, but without effort, there is no chance of success." - Unknown


"Effort in a relationship is not about doing more, it's about doing the right things." - Unknown


"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." - Audrey Hepburn


"In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make." - Paul McCartney


"The most important thing in a relationship is not the love you receive, but the love you give." - Unknown


"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." - David Viscott


"Love is not about what you have, it's about what you give." - Unknown


When you don’t talk, there’s a lot of stuff that ends up not getting said.” - Catherine Gilbert Murdock


"Love is not about finding the perfect person, it's about loving an imperfect person perfectly." - Unknown


“It's a humbling thing when you find someone to love. Even better if you've been waiting your whole life.” - George Clooney


"Love is not about changing who you are, it's about loving the person you are." - Unknown


“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love.” – Sophocles


"Love is not about how many times you say I love you, it's about how many times you show it." - Unknown


"The best relationships are the ones where you can be yourselves, without the fear of being judged." - Unknown


"Love is not something you can force or control. It's a feeling that comes naturally and must be nurtured." - Unknown


“Your family and your love must be cultivated like a garden. Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing.” - Jim Rohn


"Love is not about how many days, months or years you have been together. Love is about how much you love each other every day." - Unknown


"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." - Hubert H. Humphrey

"True love is not about the butterflies in your stomach, it's about the feeling that someone will be there to catch you when you fall." - Unknown


"Love is not something you possess, it's something you give away." - Unknown


"The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself." - Michel de Montaigne


"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed." - Carl Jung


"Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused." - Paulo Coelho


"In a relationship, when one person becomes the teacher and the other person becomes the student, the relationship becomes unbalanced and it starts to deteriorate." - Unknown


"The most important thing in a relationship is not love, but respect." - Unknown

"You don't need someone to complete you. You only need someone to accept you completely." - Unknown


"A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person." - Mignon McLaughlin


"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." - Victor Hugo


"A real relationship is when you can tell each other anything and everything. No secrets, no lies." - Unknown


"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other." - Audrey Hepburn


"You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear." - Oscar Wilde


"In any relationship, the most important thing is to be authentic." - Unknown


"The best relationships are the ones where you can be yourselves with each other, and the worst relationships are the ones where you have to constantly put on a face." - Unknown


"A healthy relationship is built on trust, mutual respect and communication." - Unknown


"The most beautiful thing is to see a person you love smiling. And even more beautiful is knowing that you are the reason behind it." - Unknown


"Love is not about possession, it's about appreciation." - Unknown


"In a healthy relationship, both partners should be able to express their feelings freely and openly, without fear of judgment or rejection." - Unknown


"A relationship is like a house. When a light bulb burns out you do not go and buy a new house, you fix the light bulb." - Unknown


"A strong relationship requires choosing to love each other even in those moments when you struggle to like each other." - Unknown


"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it." - Hubert H. Humphrey


"A true friend is someone who accepts you for who you are, and still loves you unconditionally." - Unknown


"In a healthy relationship, both partners should be able to express their feelings freely and openly, without fear of judgment or rejection." - Unknown


"Love is not something you go out and look for. Love finds you, and when it does, ready or not, it'll be the best thing to ever happen to you." - Unknown


"A strong relationship requires choosing to love each other even in those moments when you struggle to like each other." - Unknown


"The best way to predict your future is to create it." - Abraham Lincoln


"Being in a healthy and happy relationship is not about how perfect the other person is, it's about how well you two can navigate through life's imperfections together." - Unknown


“Forgiveness is the oil of all relationships.” - Unknown

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