One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at...

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...

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

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

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...

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

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...

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...

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...

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become...

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 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...

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...

When belief in a god dies, the god dies

When belief in a god dies, the god dies

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we...

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believing as we...

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live