Albus Dumbledore has some of the best quotes from the entire Harry Potter series. Whether he is talking about death, magic, or love, his quotes are often full of insight and wisdom. Dumbledore lived a long and complicated life, so it’s no wonder he’s able to provide a lot of advice to others. Some of Dumbledore’s best quotes have to do with the power of love as this is a strong theme in the series. He realizes that love is one of the most powerful forces, and he often tells Harry about this.
We’ve collected Dumbledore’s best quotes that have to do with the theme of love.
10. “I HAVEN’T BLUSHED SO MUCH SINCE MADAM POMFREY TOLD ME SHE LIKED MY EAR MUFFS.”
Now, when it comes to Dumbledore, he does have a good sense of humor. While some of his best quotes are full of sage wisdom, he also has some pretty funny lines. He doesn’t always take life to seriously and can be jovial and sarcastic.
While clearly, he’s not actually in love with Madam Pomfrey, it’s clear that he recognizes that things like compliments and love between friends are apart of what makes life worth living.
9. “WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS THERE WILL YOUR HEART BE ALSO.”
This quote isn’t actually something Dumbledore came up with as it actually came from the Bible. This line is one that is somewhat of a theme in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as it is quoted at the beginning of the book. Dumbledore also likely was the one who chose this quote as an inscription on the graves of his family members in Godric’s Hollow. This quote serves as a reminder of following the important things in life.
8. “LOVE AS POWERFUL AS YOUR MOTHER’S FOR YOU, LEAVES ITS OWN MARK.”
When it comes to love in the Harry Potter books, this theme is talked about the most in regards to Lily Potter and her sacrifice. Dumbledore talks to Harry about this multiple times throughout the books. He explains how this act left a powerful mark of love on Harry.
This love acts as a sort of protection and is a deep kind of magic. If it wasn’t for Lily’s love for Harry, Harry would also have been killed by Voldemort. So, it’s really love that has protected him all along.
7. “WE ARE ONLY AS STRONG AS WE ARE UNITED, AS WEAK AS WE ARE DIVIDED.”
While this quote doesn’t reference the word love directly, it does have a lot to do with love when you think about it. After Voldemort’s return at the end of the Triwizard Tournament, Dumbledore advises everyone to unite together against the coming darkness.
Having love for other people, even if they might be different from you or come from different places, is a powerful thing. Dumbledore is aware of the importance of uniting together against evil in the world.
6. “OH, TO BE YOUNG AND FEEL LOVE’S KEEN STING.”
This is another of Dumbledore’s humourous and somewhat facetious quotes. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, love is definitely in the air at Hogwarts. Of course, most of this love is teenage infatuation, and Dumbledore sees this. He responds to the shenanigans of young love with this quote, and it’s definitely a pretty hilarious moment. Seeing As Dumbledore has lived so long, it’s hard to blame him for finding the drama of young lives a little ridiculous.
5. “YOU WOULD BE PROTECTED BY AN ANCIENT MAGIC OF WHICH HE KNOWS... WHICH HE DESPISES.”
This is another quote that relates to Dumbledore telling Harry about the connection between him and Voldemort. Dumbledore explains more to Harry about what happened the night of his parents’ death as Harry gets older. Dumbledore suggests in this quote that Dumbledore is aware of ancient and powerful magic, but he doesn’t really understand it. He also underestimates things like love because he doesn’t think they are worth it. He doesn’t see their value.
4. “DO NOT PITY THE DEAD, HARRY. PITY THE LIVING, AND, ABOVE ALL, THOSE WHO LIVE WITHOUT LOVE.”
During Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry visits Dumbledore in some sort of afterlife/purgatory that might or might not be real. During this visit, Dumbledore says this quote to him in reference to the pathetic soul of Voldemort that is there. With this quote, Dumbledore once again reminds Harry of the importance of love. This is definitely the strongest theme in the entire series.
3. “YOU ARE PROTECTED, IN SHORT, BY YOUR ABILITY TO LOVE!”
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore once again reminds Harry that love is the most powerful tool and weapon that he has. While Harry might wish for items of magical importance, it is the love of his mother and the protection it offered that saved Harry. It’s also Harry’s own ability to love that gives him power and allows him to beat Voldemort.
2. “TO HAVE BEEN LOVED SO DEEPLY, EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON WHO LOVED US IS GONE, WILL GIVE US SOME PROTECTION FOREVER.”
Harry Potter is understandably deeply impacted by the death of his parents. While he didn’t get to remember their love for him, Dumbledore reminds him of how that love exists even after they are gone. While there might be a magical element to this in the series, there is also truth to it in our world outside of magic. Love doesn’t always die with death, and the people we love the most will always stay with us in some ways. This is true for Harry when it comes to his parents.
1. “YOU THINK THE DEAD WE LOVED EVER TRULY LEAVE US?”
Dumbledore often offers words of wisdom about death. In this quote, he talks about how love doesn’t end with death. He reminds Harry that even though his parents are gone that they live on in him. This advice from Dumbledore is definitely something that Harry can hold onto and find inspiration even though they lose of his parents is tragic.