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.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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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...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

It is true that every day has its own evil, and its good too. But...

An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a...

An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic...

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question...

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

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

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

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

The best way to know God is to love many things.

The best way to know God is to love many things.

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

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

I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.

I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not...

You write in your letter something which I sometimes feel also: Sometimes I do not...

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion....

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion....

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come...

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

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

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

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

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come...

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...

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

I'm doing this alone. I'm okay with that. Life isn't perfect. But you will be....

I'm doing this alone. I'm okay with that. Life isn't perfect. But you will be....