If you hear a voice within you saying, You are not a painter, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Self Talk Quotes

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful....

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful....

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...

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...

In my painting of the 'All -Night Cafe' I've tried to express the idea that...

In my painting of the 'All -Night Cafe' I've tried to express the idea that...

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...

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...

I do not intend to spare myself, not to avoid emotions or difficulties. I don't...

I do not intend to spare myself, not to avoid emotions or difficulties. I don't...

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.

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...

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

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...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself...

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel...

There is something about jumping a horse over a fence, something that makes you feel...

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.

Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.