An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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Conscience is a man's compass.

Conscience is a man's compass.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

It is a pity that, as one gradually gains experience, one loses one's youth.

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...

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...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside...

For me, the work is an absolute necessity. I cannot put it off; I don't...

For me, the work is an absolute necessity. I cannot put it off; I don't...

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,...

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

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

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

If you hear a voice within you saying, You are not a painter, then by...

If you hear a voice within you saying, You are not a painter, then by...

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have...

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have...

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...

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

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

Love is eternal - the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the...

Love is eternal - the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the...

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

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

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...

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...

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.