Kissing Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old kissing quotes, kissing sayings, and kissing proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can't see anything wrong with each other. Rene Yasenek
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. Albert Einstein
Kissing is like drinking salted water. You drink, and your thirst increases. Chinese Proverb
Kissing is a merging of two lips, two souls and two spirits that makes them divine. Anonymous
Kissing you is like dancing in the rain; it is an exciting kind of sensation that you can't help but fall in love with. Melissa
Kissing may not spread germs, but they certainly lower resistance. Louise Erickson
Her lips on his could tell him better than all her stumbling words. Margaret Mitchell
Lips that taste of tears, they say, Are the best for kissing. Dorothy Parker
Ancient lovers believed a kiss would literally unite their souls, because the spirit was said to be carried in one's breath. Eve Glicksman
Soul meets soul on lovers' lips. Percy Bysshe Shelley
I can't read lips unless they're touching mine. Jon Troast
The decision to kiss for the first time is the most crucial in any love story. It changes the relationship of two people much more strongly than even the final surrender; because this kiss already has within it that surrender. Emil Ludwig
Ancient lovers believed a kiss would literally unite their souls, because the spirit was said to be carried in one's breath. Eve Glicksman
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 fulfillment. Thomas C. Haliburton
Kissing your hand may make you feel very very good but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever. Anita Loos
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. Ingrid Bergman
Stolen kisses are always sweetest. Leigh Hunt
A kiss can be a comma, a question mark or an exclamation point. That's basic spelling that every woman ought to know. Mistinguett
I wasn't kissing her, I was whispering in her mouth. Chico Marx
Women still remember the first kiss after men have forgotten the last. Remy de Gourmont
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
A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. Rupert Brooke
When I kiss you, I can taste your soul. Carrie Latet
We turned on one another deep, drowned gazes, and exchanged a kiss that reduced my bones to rubber and my brain to gruel. Peter De Vries
Is not a kiss the very autograph of love Henry Finck
A friend is always good to have, but a lover's kiss is better than angels raining down on me. Dave Matthews
A kiss that is never tasted, is forever and ever wasted. Billie Holiday
You may conquer with the sword, but you are conquered by a kiss. Daniel Heinsius
A kiss is something you cannot give without taking and cannot take without giving. unknown
What of soul was left, I wonder, when the kissing had to stop Robert Browning
Kisses are a better fate than wisdom. E. E. Cummings
The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks burn, arms open, eyes shut, and lips meet! Robert Browning
With a kiss let us set out for an unknown world. Alferd De Musset
If it's the first kiss, it's important for the eyes to be closed so you know it's real. It's almost like a Disney movie! Joe Jonas
Never a lip is curved with pain that can't be kissed into smiles again. Bret Harte
I can forget my very existence in a deep kiss of you. Byron Caldwell Smith
The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer. Oliver Wendall Holmes
A kiss may ruin a human life. Oscar Wilde
Love at the lips was touch as sweet as I could bear. Robert Frost
Once he drew with one long kiss My whole soul through my lips, As sunlight drinketh dew. Lord Tennyson
My heart smiled when you kissed my lips. What a sweet surprise. Jan Arden
A kiss shares things that words find hard to express. LJ
Hugging closes the door to hate. Kissing opens the door to love. Tony Davis
There is something almost magical about kissing the one you love... time is no more as lips touch, the art of tenderness displayed and emotion and passions ignite into flame. LJ
Never close your lips to those whom you have opened your heart. Charles Dickens
Once he drew, with one long kiss my whole soul through my lips. Alfred Lord Tennyson
Take it and return it: the kiss of love. Soren Kierkegaard
Kisses that are easily obtained are easily forgotten. English Proverb
A kiss, when all is said, what is it? A rosy dot placed on the i in loving; 'Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear. Edmond Rostand
For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul. Judy Garland
A kiss is one of the most significant exchanges two people can have, serving as an unspoken language to convey our deepest feelings when words simply will not do. Sheril Kirshenbaum
Kiss is a symbol of love and desire to a perfunctory greeting between family and friends, this act can have innumerable meanings and resonances. Sheril Kirshenbaum
Some kisses are sealed forever in our minds and hearts, while others are forgotten as quickly as they occur. Sheril Kirshenbaum
Across continents and time, kissing is one of the most important activities in our lives, yet its real nature has been too often overlooked by scientists and laypeople alike. Sheril Kirshenbaum
For many of us, kiss is a part of our earliest introduction to planet earth, and is often involved in our final exit as well. Sheril Kirshenbaum
A kiss is like a window into someone's inner thoughts. William Cane
You can sense the mood of the person you're kissing. You can often tell how they really feel about you from a kiss. William Cane
Another thing I like about kissing is that it always foreshadows what might be coming. William Cane
Kissing is more than mere technique. It's passion, romance, and above all love. William Cane
Kissing is such a connection! I mean it's nearly impossible to kiss someone and not stay physically and mentally involved. William Cane
A kiss is the seal of affection. J. Beaumont
Kisses are the messenger of love. Opitz
There is much virtue in a kiss of honest love. Sydney Smith
There is some mysterious virtue in a kiss, after all. Miss Annie C Johnson
There is magic in a kiss that doth disarm all force. Cowley
A kiss is not the feast; it is an invitation to the feast. J Randolph
A kiss is the door that opens the citadel of the heart. De Levis
A simple kiss from my mother made me a painter. B West
The strength of a kiss is generally measured by its length. Byron
A kiss is at once the token of boldness, confidence, and affection. Niphus
A kiss given and received is the token of love offered and accepted. JP Brown
The acme of human happiness is that we may kiss whom we please, and please whom we kiss. Miss S Prichard
It is delightful to kiss the eyelashes of the beloved; but never so delightful as when fresh tears are on them. WS Landor
When two hearts are surcharged with love's electricity, a kiss is the burning contact, the wild, leaping flame of love's enthusiasm. GD Prentice
Though a lover be never so great an orator, yet a kiss on the lips of his beloved is often more eloquent than all his fine speech. J Bodenham
Kisses are like grains of gold or silver found upon the ground, of no value themselves, but precious as showing that a mine is near. G Villiers
I came to feel how far above all fancy, pride, and fickle maidenhood, all earthly pleasure, all imagined good, was the warm tremble of a devout kiss. J Keats
The soul as one leaf is plucked, all its mates easily fall after; and a kiss may sometimes break out the first leaf. Mrs. John Sanford
Deal gently with those who stray; draw by love and persuasion; a kiss is worth a thousand kicks; a kind word is more valuable than a mine of gold. C Dickens
I cannot tell you whether there is any particular etiquette to be observed in administering a kiss; the great beauty of a kiss lies in its impulsiveness, and in its impressibility. HW Shaw
Kissing an unwilling pair of lips is as mean a victory as robbing a bird's nest, and kissing too willing ones, is about as unfragrant a recreation as making bouquets out of dandelions. J Brientnall
A kiss fairly electrifies you; no language expresses it. A kiss is as old as creation; Eve learned it in paradise, and was taught its beauties, virtues, and varieties by an angel, for there is something so transcendent in it. A Clyde
The force of gravity seems no longer to be in effect, at the kiss transports the lovers tp another plane of existence--high above the mundane. M. Danesi
Kissing is not imprinted in our genes; rather, it is product of cultural events that took courtship away from the control of the family, making it a matter of personal choice. M. Danesi
Kissing, though, is a wondrous, collaborative act. It is one of the most recognizable, simple expressions in our physical vocabulary. Barbara Levine
When tit comes to romance, it is universally acknowledged that kissing is not only a rewarding end in itself, but a prelude to something more. Barbara Levine
Kiss me, and you will see how important I am. Sylvia Plath
Sometimes the anticipation of your first kiss is the best part. Taking your time to build up the attraction and excitement makes you first kiss that much more unforgettable--and wonderfully, passionately explosive. Violet Blue
As we evolved the kiss was able to reveal even more, including the kisser's likely intentions and aspects of his or her personality. Erin Agutter
The first kiss, whether it's your first kiss with a particular person or your first kiss ever, is always special. Erin Agutter
A kiss can be a comma, question mark or an exclamation point. That's basic spelling that every woman ought to know. Jean Marie
Kissing. It conjures up a swash of wonderful emotions, sensations and meanings. Andrea Demirjian
Originally an instinctual prelude to matting, kissing transformed humankind be becoming the universal glue that binds. Andrea Demirjian
Kissing. A nonverbal communication that declares a thousand things. Andrea Demirjian
A kiss is both given and received. It's spontaneous. Unique. Intuitive. Secretive. Affectionate. Passionate. Romantic and blissful. Andrea Demirjian
A kiss can't be faked. Its duality can bring great joy. Or deep sorrow. Render you weak. Or brave. Vulnerable. Or invincible. Andrea Demirjian
Every young lover is a voyager and the first kiss is the safe harbor toward which each captain steers his vessel. Beyond all else it is the first kiss that is the goal to be reached if love is to ignite. William Cane
Although we're all born with the ability to pucker and pout, the art of kissing really develops and blossoms with rehearsal. William Cane
We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine. Eduardo Galeana
Alas, poor heart / That kiss is comfortless / As frozen water to a starved snake. William Shakespeare