Dear as remembered kisses after death.
—Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–92) British Poet
His kissing is as full of sanctity as the touch of holy bread.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Happiness is like a kiss… you must share it to enjoy it.
—Bernard Meltzer (1916–98) American Writer, Radio Host
I felt the while a pleasing kind of smart; the kiss went tingling to my panting heart.—When it was gone, the sense of it did stay; the sweetness cling’d upon my lips all day, like drops of honey, loth to fall away.
—John Dryden (1631–1700) English Poet, Literary Critic, Playwright
It is the passion that is in a kiss that gives to it its sweetness; it is the affection in a kiss that sanctifies it.
—Christian Nestell Bovee (1820–1904) American Writer, Aphorist
That farewell kiss which resembles greeting, that last glance of love which becomes the sharpest pang of sorrow.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
Kisses honeyed by oblivion.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
There is the kiss of welcome and of parting; the long, lingering, loving, present one; the stolen, or the mutual one; the kiss of love, of joy, and of sorrow; the seal of promise and receipt of fulfilment. Is it strange, therefore, that a woman is invincible whose armory consists of kisses, smiles, sighs, and tears?
—Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796–1865) Canadian Author, Humorist, Jurist
He kissed her and promised. Such beautiful lips! Man’s usual fate—he was lost upon the coral reefs.
—Douglas William Jerrold (1803–57) English Writer, Dramatist, Wit
And with a velvet lip, print on his brow such language as tongue hath never spoken.
—Lydia H. Sigourney (1791–1865) American Poetaster, Author
A soft lip would tempt you to eternity of kissing.
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637) English Dramatist, Poet, Actor
A kiss may ruin a human life.
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) Irish Poet, Playwright
Stolen kisses are always sweetest.
—Leigh Hunt (1784–1859) British Poet, Essayist, Journalist
Blush, happy maiden, when you feel the lips that press love’s glowing seal.—But as the slow years darker roll, grown wiser, the experienced soul will own as dearer far than they the lips which kiss the tears away.
—Elizabeth Akers Allen (1832–1911) American Poet, Journalist
The kiss originated when the first male reptile licked the first female reptile, implying in a subtle, complimentary way that she was as succulent as the small reptile he had for dinner the night before.
—Unknown
Leave but a kiss in the cup, and I’ll not look for wine.
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637) English Dramatist, Poet, Actor
I wonder what fool it was that first invented kissing.
—Jonathan Swift (1667–1745) Irish Satirist
When women kiss it always reminds one of prize-fighters shaking hands.
—H. L. Mencken (1880–1956) American Journalist, Literary Critic
He took the bride about the neck and kissed her lips with such a clamorous smack that at the parting all the church did echo.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
A kiss without a hug is like a flower without the fragrance.
—Maltese Proverb
A kiss is just a pleasant reminder that two heads are better than one.
—Unknown
Then he kissed me hard, as if he plucked up kisses by the roots, that grew upon my lips.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Now by the jealous queen of heaven, that kiss I carried from thee, dear, my true lip hath virgin’d it e’er since.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
A long, long kiss—the kiss of youth and love.
—Lord Byron (George Gordon Byron) (1788–1824) English Romantic Poet
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
—Ingrid Bergman (1915–82) Swedish Film and Stage Actress
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a deal longer.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809–94) American Physician, Essayist
In trying to get our own way, we should remember that kisses are sweeter than whine.
—Unknown
Upon thy cheek I lay this zealous kiss, as seal to the indenture of my love.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
Kissing is like drinking salted water. You drink, and your thirst increases.
—Chinese Proverb
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