Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Happiness Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Conscience is a man's compass.

Conscience is a man's compass.

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...

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.

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

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

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much,...

Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much,...

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not...

To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not...

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...

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...

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...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

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...

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.

The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document: it is a...

The Constitution of the United States is not a mere lawyers' document: it is a...

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a...

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

The wisdom of the wise and the experience of the ages is preserved into perpetuity...

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.

The condition of perfection is idleness: the aim of perfection is youth.