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

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Art Quotes, Painting Quotes

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...

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.

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means...

If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means...

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...

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...

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...

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be...

It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be...

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...

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...

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...

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

I now understand more clearly than I ever had before why you won in November...

I now understand more clearly than I ever had before why you won in November...

I now understand more clearly than I ever had before why you won in November...

I now understand more clearly than I ever had before why you won in November...