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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There may be a time in life when one is tired of everything and feels...

There may be a time in life when one is tired of everything and feels...

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...

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 am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help...

I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

Keep your love of nature, for that is the true way to understand art more...

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...

The way to know life is to love many things.

The way to know life is to love many things.

However, the painter of the future will be a colorist, such as has never yet...

However, the painter of the future will be a colorist, such as has never yet...

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...

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,...

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...

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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....

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...

I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.

I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.

Self-suggestion makes you master of yourself.