Dutch - Artist | March 30, 1853 - July 29, 1890
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
Vincent Van Gogh
LifeCourageAnythingWouldAttempt
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.
GreatDrawingRiseGoWillPencil
I wish they would only take me as I am.
I AmMeWishI WishTakeWould
If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
ArtVoiceYouSayWillPaint
One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came to sit by it. Passers-by see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on their way.
SoulSmokeWaySeeSitMay
Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.
LifeSoulOwnPainterPaintings
One must work and dare if one really wants to live.
WorkLiveDareMustWantsReally
Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
KnowledgeMistakesMeFallMy Own
A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.
GoodPictureGood DeedDeed
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.
LoveStrengthLove IsAccomplish
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
MistakesBetterMoreNarrow-Minded
When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.
NatureStarsReligionGoSayNeed
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