In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the...

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the...

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

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

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

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...

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

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

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,...

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...

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

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

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.

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

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

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.

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.

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,...

The way to know life is to love many things.

The way to know life is to love many things.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that...

Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that...

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....

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came...

One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever came...

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...

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...