One of the hardest things to do is to paint darkness which nonetheless has light in it.
VINCENT VAN GOGHPainting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.
More Vincent Van Gogh Quotes
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The large majority of people are asleep and do not wish to wake up.
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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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Both she and I have grief enough and trouble enough, but as for regrets – neither of us have any.
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You have first to experience what you want to express.
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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.
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If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.
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It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill.
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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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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 try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.
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Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
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Drawing is the root of everything.
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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
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The only time I feel alive is when I’m painting.
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If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.
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