Phrases, sayings and idioms at
The Phrase Finder
The course of true love never did run smooth
Phrases, Sayings and Idioms Home > Phrase Dictionary - Meanings and Origins > The course of true love never did run smooth

Google
 
Web www.phrases.org.uk

Browse phrases beginning with:

[A][B][C][D][E][F][G][H][I][J][K][L][M][N][O][P][Q][R][S][T][U,V][W][X,Y,Z]


The course of true love never did run smooth

Meaning

Literal meaning.

Origin

This expression derives from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, 1595:

LYSANDER:
Ay me! for aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history,
The course of true love never did run smooth;
But, either it was different in blood,--

See other phrases and sayings from Shakespeare.