Quote by William Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring barque, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come; Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved.

Summary

This quote is from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 and it expresses the immutability and enduring nature of true love. Shakespeare argues that love is not influenced by external factors or changes. Love is depicted as a constant and unwavering force, unaffected by the passage of time or other obstacles. It is compared to a guiding star that remains stable and resolute amid life's hardships. The speaker asserts that if this understanding of love is proven wrong, then he has never written anything and no man has ever truly loved.