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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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...

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.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

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...

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...

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your...

Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your...

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...

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be...

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

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

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 put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind...

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

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...

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....

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Well, don't just pray to marry the one you love; Instead, pray to love the...

Well, don't just pray to marry the one you love; Instead, pray to love the...

And then, what is the spiritual being that does not know its Sacred Self? But...

And then, what is the spiritual being that does not know its Sacred Self? But...