Vincent Van Gogh on earth
“Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity.”
Vincent Van Gogh105 quotes
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The more I become decomposed, the more sick and fragile I am, the more I become an artist.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh If one hasn’t a horse, one is one’s own horse.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh We are surrounded by poetry on all sides.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh There is nothing more beautiful than nature early in the morning.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh The sadness will last forever.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh The more you love, the more you suffer.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh
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Since you are gone, I collect the stars each night building my own night sky, so I have something to hold onto forever.
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Allie MillerAllie Miller The universe hears what you say, but it knows what you mean.
Brianna PastorBrianna Pastor Enough of this. The next one I love will return my passion.
Iestyn TudorIestyn Tudor It’s unconditional; their chemistry is unconditional – forever.
Ophelia ScarlettOphelia Scarlett I love you so much that it hurts and that’s the problem I love you so much that it hurts.
Olivia CliffordOlivia Clifford Let’s always bloom, savor and delight others with our beauty.
Mariya FedulovaMariya Fedulova Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
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Anybody who believes that the earth is less than 10,000 years old needs psychiatric help.
Francis CrickFrancis Crick The fate of mankind, as well as religion, depends on the emergence of a new faith in the future. Armed with such a faith, we might find it possible to resanctify the earth.
Al GoreAl Gore I’d be dishonoring God if I didn’t believe I was put here on Earth to help change the world.
Nick VujicicNick Vujicic The same eye cannot both look up to heaven and down to earth.
John BrownJohn Brown I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.
Neil deGrasse TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson Behind the hieroglyphic streets there would either be a transcendent meaning, or only the earth.
Thomas PynchonThomas Pynchon When I touch that flower, I am not merely touching that flower. I am touching infinity. That little flower existed long before there were human beings on this earth. It will continue to exist for thousands, yes, millions of years to come.
George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver I may die of earthly love, or of devotion.
Arthur RimbaudArthur Rimbaud