Infatuation is a powerful emotion that often leads to irrational behavior and unrealistic expectations. Many quotes about infatuation highlight its fleeting nature and the dangers of becoming too consumed by it. These quotes often emphasize the need to differentiate between infatuation and genuine love, as infatuation tends to fade over time while love endures. They also caution against making impulsive decisions based solely on infatuation, as it can cloud one's judgment and lead to regret.
Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love. — Gilbert Parker
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity. — George Bernard Shaw
To be in love is merely to be in a state of perceptual anesthesia - to mistake an ordinary young woman for a goddess. — H. L. Mencken
Love for something makes a man blind and deaf. — African Proverbs
Love is a state of temporary psychosis. — Sigmund Freud
So I'm in love. That crazy, forget to eat, float around in a daze, talk on the phone all night and bounce out of bed every morning hoping to see him kind of love. — Cynthia Hand
...falling in love could be achieved in a single word—a glance. — Ian McEwan
I had the conviction that lovemaking fools you. The overpowering emotions it induces make you think you're sharing the same feelings as the other person and that they're imagining the same as you. — Greta Scacchi
That's what falling in love really amounted to, your brain on drugs. Adrenaline and dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin. Chemical insanity, celebrated by poets. — Tess Gerritsen
Love: A temporary insanity curable by marriage. — Ambrose Bierce
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. — H. L. Mencken
One is easily fooled by that which one loves. — Moliere
As soon as somebody falls in love, all the wits seem to dribble out of the bottom of his head. — David Eddings
Short Infatuation Quotes
Love is when you don’t know why you seem to be attracted to that person. — Edward Barber
We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter. — Mignon McLaughlin
True love never dies; it only gets stronger with time. — Edward Barber
It’s a scientific fact that women are more attracted to men whose feelings are unclear. — Corey Wayne
When you’re truly in love. You will never have anything to hide. — Jay-Z
The way you started loving her is the way she should always be loved. — Edward Barber
When you feel a strong attraction to someone or something, it is a sign. Embrace it. — Chatri Sityodtong
When she’s wondering about you, it is having a positive effect on her level of attraction. — Corey Wayne
Loving you is like breathing. How can I stop? — Edward Barber
A bull market is very much like being in love. You don’t realize its value till it’s gone. — Vijay Kedia
And I'm not sure why I'm infatuated with death,
My imagination is surely an aggravation of threats...
Maybe cause I'm a dreamer, and sleep is the cousin of death,
Really stuck in the scheme of wondering when I'mma rest. — Kendrick Lamar
The highest degree of love is Tatayyum (total enthrallment). The lowest degree is 'alaqah (attachment), when the heart is attached to the beloved: then comes sabahah (infatuation), when the heart is poured out: then gharam (passion), when love never leaves the heart: the nashaq (ardent love), and finally tatayyum. — Ibn Taymiyyah
Red is such an interesting color to correlate with emotion, because it's on both ends of the spectrum. On one end you have happiness, falling in love, infatuation with someone, passion, all that. On the other end, you've got obsession, jealousy, danger, fear, anger and frustration. — Taylor Swift
Yes, I was infatuated with you: I am still. No one has ever heightened such a keen capacity of physical sensation in me. I cut you out because I couldn't stand being a passing fancy. Before I give my body, I must give my thoughts, my mind, my dreams. And you weren't having any of those. — Sylvia Plath
American Education has a long history of infatuation with fads and ill-considered ideas. The current obsession with making our schools work like a business may be the worst of them, for it threatens to destroy public education. Who will Stand up to the tycoons and politicians and tell them so? — Diane Ravitch
When you have seen as much of life as I have, you will not underestimate the power of obsessive love. — J. K. Rowling
I would love to be a voice in this maelstrom of chaos and obsessive celebrity infatuation that says, 'Let's talk about something that matters'. — Zachary Quinto
We must forget bodily consciousness like a deer which is infatuated by music.
We must look up to God, as the young ones of a tortoise look up to their mother.
As a fountain rises upwards, even so must one's spirit rise to God.
One should entertain no idea whatsoever, except that of God. — Tukaram
I never really had a celebrity crush when I was little. I know some of my friends have posters up on their bedroom wall; I was never really about that. — Sadie Sink
Sensitive people either love deeply or they regret deeply. There really is no middle ground because they live in passionate extremes. — Shannon Alder
Kids are always infatuated with the action in Martial Arts Films. Let me tell you, there is nothing better for kids than the Arts. That is what kept me straight and decent. I always had a place to go. That was the dojo. I always had something to look forward to doing. — Thomas Ian Griffith
I just love cars; Ive been like that since I was a kid. Its an infatuation because we grew up poor. Cars was something we were always trying to get. — Birdman
The trick is not to get hooked on the highs and lows and mistake an activated attachment system for passion or love. Don’t let emotional unavailability turn you on. — Amir Levine
Your soulmate is really this: the person who brings out your inner child. The person who makes you feel so truly safe that the kid inside you can come out. — Brianna Wiest
Somewhere between love and hate lies confusion, misunderstanding and desperate hope. — Shannon Alder
Love on its worst day conquers hate on its best day. — Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is something that is very personal to each individual based on where they are in their lives. It fluctuates and changes over time. I think there is a massive differentiation between infatuation and love, but people tend to confuse the two. — Paul Wesley
Attachment theory helps us understand the dynamics of love and relationships beyond just the superficial. — Amir Levine
Staring is half the victory in love. — R.K. Narayan
Love has no spear but conquers hearts. — Matshona Dhliwayo
Love is sweet even when what you go through is bitter. — Matshona Dhliwayo
I have no idea why anyone likes me! I am very polarizing. It’s either absolutely love or absolutely can’t-be-around-for-more-than-three-seconds. — Pink
I’m obsessed with the vegan beauty brand RMS – their concealer is amazing. — Hannah Bronfman
Once a guy has sex with you more than five times, he loves you. — Cardi B
Sometimes when you look back on a situation, you realize it wasn't all you thought it was. A beautiful girl walked into your life. You fell in love. Or did you? Perhaps, it was only a childish infatuation, or maybe just a brief moment of vanity. — Henry Bromell
The things I believed in dont exist any more. It's foolish to pretend that they do. Western Civilization finally went up in smoke in the chimneys at Dachau but I was too infatuated to see it. I see it now. — Cormac McCarthy
Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. — Cyril Connolly
He who is infatuated with Man leaves persons out of account so far as that infatuation extends, and floats in an ideal, sacred interest. Man, you see, is not a person, but an ideal, a spook. — Max Stirner
My politics are just inclined to be empathetic and humanistic. I grew up with so many different kinds of people with different politics, different religion, no religion, no politics, education, no education, and I was infatuated with all of them. — Lily Tomlin
Every object strives for its proper place. A book seeks to be near its truest admirer. Just as this helpless moth seeks to be near the candle that infatuates him. — Vikram Seth
Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence. — Jim Morrison
Love is familiar. Love is a devil. There is no evil angel but Love." - — William Shakespeare
I do think it's good to remember that childish things are made for children, and that, however pleasantly lurid the promise of a return to the clarity of childhood may be, an infatuation with the childish reveals only that one has failed to grow past it. — Lauren Faust
The world was collapsing, and the only thing that really mattered to me was that she was alive. — Rick Riordan
In Conclusion
Quotes about infatuation also highlight the temporary nature of infatuation and its inability to sustain a long-term relationship. They often urge individuals to be cautious and not mistake infatuation for genuine affection or commitment. Some quotes emphasize the importance of taking the time to truly understand and know a person before succumbing to infatuation, as it can often lead to disappointment and heartache. Overall, these quotes serve as a reminder to approach infatuation with caution and to maintain a level-headed perspective in matters of the heart.
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