But can it be defined? As people around the world prepare for Valentine’s Day tomorrow, we look at what some of the wisest thinkers in history have said about love.
The ten best ways of describing love
Floral adorer: This detail from The Honeysuckle Bower by Rubens shows him with his wife. Glossary
Stendhal - The pen name of Marie-Henri Beyle, a 19th Century French writer.
Voltaire - A French enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher known for his criticism of Christianity and slavery.
James Baldwin - An American writer and civil rights activist who was born in 1924.
civil rights - Rights that protect people's personal freedoms.