I wish they would only take me as I am.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Wishes Quotes

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...

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...

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

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

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...

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should...

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should...

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,...

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...

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to...

There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than 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.

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....

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

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

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...

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

A guilty conscience needs to confess. A work of art is a confession.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

The principle of art is to pause, not bypass.

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint

Life obliges me to do something, so I paint