Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.
VINCENT VAN GOGHIt is with the reading of books the same as with looking at pictures; one must, without doubt, without hesitations, with assurance, admire what is beautiful.
More Vincent Van Gogh Quotes
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The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism.
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Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better.
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Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.
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A woman is not old as long as she loves and is loved.
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How rich art is, if one can only remember what one has seen, one is never empty of thoughts or truly lonely, never alone.
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I believe more and more that God must not be judged on this earth. It is one of His sketches that has turned out badly.
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If one hasn’t a horse, one is one’s own horse.
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Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.
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The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
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Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.
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In an artist’s life, death is perhaps not the most difficult thing.
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One must work and dare if one really wants to live.
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I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.
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Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.
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The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
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