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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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....

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

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.

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...

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 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.

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

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

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

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

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the...

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...

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...

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.

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any...

Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any...

Abstract Art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.

Abstract Art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.