The majority of (painters), because they aren't colorists, do not see yellow, orange or sulphur in the South (of France) and they call a painter mad if he sees with eyes other than theirs

Quote by Vincent Van Gogh

Topics: Painting Quotes

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

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

Love is eternal - the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the...

Love is eternal - the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the...

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have...

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have...

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

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...

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and...

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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.

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...

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

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

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 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....

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

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

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

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...

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be...

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and...

Art is the stored honey of the human soul, gathered on wings of misery and...

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...