Valentine's Day is a time when many boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives search out romantic quotes and sayings about love for a Valentine's Day card, a couple's scrapbook, or even a love letter.
Some Valentine's Day enthusiasts (and even those who dread Valentine's Day) prefer a humorous love quote or a funny Valentine's Day saying. So for those people, the following humorous quotations about Valentine's Day and love may be precisely what they're seeking this February 14.
Humorous Quotes and Sayings About Valentine's Day and Love
"I don't understand why Cupid was chosen to represent Valentine's Day. When I think about romance, the last thing on my mind is a short, chubby toddler coming at me with a weapon." ~Unknown
"Valentine’s Day is when a lot of married men are reminded what a poor shot Cupid really is.” ~Unknown
"I wanted to make it really special on Valentine's Day, so I tied my boyfriend up. And for three solid hours I watched whatever I wanted on TV.” ~Tracy Smith
"If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular?" ~Unknown
"One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry." ~Oscar Wilde
"Gravitation can not be held responsible for people falling in love." ~Albert Einstein
"Today is Valentine's Day. Or, as men like to call it, Extortion day." ~Jay Leno
“Sales ad at a store: ‘You are my one and only’ Valentine's cards, now on sale: 4 for $5.” ~Unknown
"Never go to bed mad -- stay up and fight." ~Phyllis Diller
"The Eskimos have 52 words for snow because it is so special to them; there ought to be as many for love." ~Margaret Atwood
"No matter how love sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along." ~Joyce Brothers
"Love is like playing the piano. First you must learn to play by the rules, then you must forget the rules and play from your heart." ~Unknown
"If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?" ~Lily Tomlin
"Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife." ~Groucho Marx
The History of Valentine's Day
The history of Valentine's Day is unclear. According to The History Channel, some historians believe that Valentine's Day is celebrated in mid-February to mark the anniversary of St. Valentine's death or burial.
Others believe that Valentine's Day celebrations were started by the Catholic Church as a way to Christianize the pagan Lupercalia Festival, a fertility festival intended to mark the official start of spring with ritual cleansings.
Whatever the history of Valentine's Day, each February 14 has become a highly commercialized holiday in North America and beyond, that's intended to celebrate love and relationships.
More Quotations on Love and Valentine's Day
For more quotations about love and Valentine's Day, check out Love Quotes and Holiday Sayings.
Quotation enthusiasts may also enjoy Funny Holiday Quotes and Christmas Sayings, along with Funny New Year's Quotations and Sayings.
Mia Carter - Mia Carter - Journalist, Producer/Editor & Web Writer. Carter's work has appeared on CBS and CNN.com.
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