Sometimes art seems to be something very sublime, and, as you say, something sacred.
VINCENT VAN GOGHPaintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.
More Vincent Van Gogh Quotes
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Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.
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One must work and dare if one really wants to live.
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What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
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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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One must never let the fire go out in one’s soul, but keep it burning.
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I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘he feels deeply, he feels tenderly’.
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I tried to express through red and green the terrible passions of humanity.
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I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God’s help I shall succeed.
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Admire as much as you can. Most people do not admire enough.
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It is very necessary to work in the garden and see the flowers growing.
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In spite of everything, I shall rise again.
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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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There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
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Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.
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Though I am often in the depths of misery, there is still calmness, pure harmony and music inside me.
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Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.
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To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life.
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As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.
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Someday death will take us to another star.
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Art demands constant observation.
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Let’s not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
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In an artist’s life, death is perhaps not the most difficult thing.
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Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures.
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If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.
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No, no thought to the winnings. One loves because one loves.
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The large majority of people are asleep and do not wish to wake up.
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