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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One must work and dare if one really wants to live.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Drawing is the root of everything.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh A woman is not old as long as she loves and is loved.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Art is to console those who are broken by life.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh The diseases that we civilized people labor under most are melancholy and pessimism.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Everywhere we look, complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh The great artist is the simplifier.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh Art demands constant observation.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.
Vincent Van GoghVincent Van Gogh There is no blue without yellow and without orange.
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