For me, the work is an absolute necessity. I cannot put it off; I don't care for anything else; that is to say, the pleasure in something else ceases at once, and I become melancholy when I cannot go on…

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Work Quotes

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.

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

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

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as...

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

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

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.

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...

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 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...

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...

Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when...

Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when...

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...

There are things which we feel to be good and true, though in the cold...

There are things which we feel to be good and true, though in the cold...

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...

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...

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 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...

There may be a time in life when one is tired of everything and feels...

There may be a time in life when one is tired of everything and feels...

Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but...

Once I knew only darkness and stillness... my life was without past or future... but...

I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well...

I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well...

The unexamined life is not worth living.

The unexamined life is not worth living.

No one can roll back the time,everyone has to just keep pace with the mighty...

No one can roll back the time,everyone has to just keep pace with the mighty...