If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
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Quotes by Vincent Van Gogh
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Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.
As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
There is no blue without yellow and without orange.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.
The way to know life is to love many things.
I wish they would only take me as I am.
Conscience is a man's compass.
When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.
Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.
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