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Vincent Van Gogh Quotes

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Great things do not just happen by impulse, but as a succession of small things linked together.

Great things do not just happen by impulse, but as a succession of small things linked together.

Vincent Van Gogh
Together, Impulse, Great Things

Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

Vincent Van Gogh
Flower, Mediocrity, Way

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

Vincent Van Gogh
Art, Broken, Art Is

I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

Vincent Van Gogh
Life, Beautiful, Art
Vincent van Gogh, Mark Roskill (1997). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, p.148, Simon and Schuster

If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

Vincent Van Gogh
Love, Beauty, Nature
Letter to Theo van Gogh from London, vangoghletters.org. April 30, 1874.

If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Vincent Van Gogh
Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better.

Vincent Van Gogh
Littles, Steps, Little Things

Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.

Vincent Van Gogh
Inspirational, Motivational, Spiritual

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

Vincent Van Gogh
Art, Soul, Mind
"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

The sight of stars makes me dream.

Vincent Van Gogh
Dream, Stars, Sight

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.

Vincent Van Gogh
Friendship, Laughter, Honesty

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

Vincent Van Gogh
Love, Life, Romantic
"Mary Engelbreit's Words To Live By". Book by Mary Engelbreit, 1999.

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

Vincent Van Gogh
Being Strong, Confidence, Courage
Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”

Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.

Vincent Van Gogh
Beautiful, People, Littles
Vincent van Gogh (2009). “Saint-Rémy-de-Provence - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1889-1890, [772-902]”

I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

Vincent Van Gogh
Caring, People, Trying
Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.2399, Delphi Classics

The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

Vincent Van Gogh
Heart, Men, Sea
Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.1171, Delphi Classics

Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.

Vincent Van Gogh
Photography, Enthusiasm For Life, Color

I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance.

Vincent Van Gogh
Beautiful, Perseverance, Disappointment

Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures.

Vincent Van Gogh
Art, Outcomes, Sometimes

I take great care of myself by carefully shutting myself away.

Vincent Van Gogh
Care

I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it.

Vincent Van Gogh
Encouragement, May, I Can
"Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh".

Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague.

Vincent Van Gogh
Essentials, Obvious, Starry Night

I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.

Vincent Van Gogh
Dream, Stars, Knows

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

Vincent Van Gogh
Inspirational, Education, Dream
"Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity". Book by Jan Phillips, 1997.

One must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning.

Vincent Van Gogh
Fire, Soul, Burning
Vincent van Gogh, Mark Roskill (1997). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, p.110, Simon and Schuster

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