One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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

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

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

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

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting,...

I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting,...

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

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

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be...

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be...

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it's a...

But after all I find in my work an echo of what struck me. I...

But after all I find in my work an echo of what struck me. I...

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that...

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that...

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence

Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

Winning isn't everything...it's the only thing.

Winning isn't everything...it's the only thing.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the...

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the...

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars...

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars...

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which...

In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which...

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help...

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help...

Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific...

Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific...