Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

The way to know life is to love many things.

The way to know life is to love many things.

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

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

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...

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 majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur...

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...

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...