Vincent van Gogh Quotes

Vincent van Gogh (64)

Birth:	30th March, 1853
Death:	29th July, 1890
Nationality:	Dutch
Profession:	Painter

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Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch post-Impressionist painter whose work, notable for its rough beauty, emotional honesty and bold color, had a far-reaching influence on 20th-century art.

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• Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Inspirational

  Tags in Great, Things

• There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Love

• 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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  Topics in Inspirational, Risk

  Tags in Security

• One must work and dare if one really wants to live.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Life, Risk, Work

  Tags in Want, Dare

• The way to know life is to love many things.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Life, Love

  Tags in Way, Know
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  I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Art, Soul, Work

  Tags in Heart, Mind

• I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

• It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But how difficult must life be, especially farther on when the evil of each day increases as far as worldly things go, if it is not strengthened and comforted by faith. And in Christ all worldly things may become better, and, as it were, sanctified. Theo, woe is me if I do not preach the Gospel; if I did not aim at that and possess faith and hope in Christ, it would be bad for me indeed, but no I have some courage.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Life

  Tags in Faith, Day

• As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Age

  Tags in Heart, Difficulties

• I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Art, Life

  Tags in Agnosticism Atheism, Creativity

• What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Life, Risk

  Tags in Courage

• Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Poetry, Looking

• In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Cynicism, Skepticism, Living

• But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in God, Love

  Tags in Thing, Know

• Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.

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  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Impossible

• Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Imagination

• How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Inside

• There are things which we feel to be good and true, though in the cold light of reason and calculation many things remain incomprehensible and dark. And though the society in which we live considers such actions thoughtless, or reckless, or I don’t k…

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Feelings, Thinking

• When I have a terrible need of — shall I say the word — religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Art, Religion

  Tags in Stars, Terrible

• 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.

  Vincent van Gogh

  Topics in Achievement, Love

  Tags in Excellence, Strength