Vincent Van Gogh Quotes

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Great things do not just happen by impulse,
but as a succession of small things linked together.

Vincent Van Gogh

Together, Impulse, Great Things

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I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.

Vincent Van Gogh

Life, Beautiful, Art

Vincent van Gogh, Mark Roskill (1997). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, p.148, Simon and Schuster

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Art is to console those who are broken by life.

Vincent Van Gogh

Art, Broken, Art Is

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Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.

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Flower, Mediocrity, Way

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God sends us pieces of art so that we may see ourselves in them

Vincent Van Gogh

Art, Pieces, May

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If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Vincent Van Gogh

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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If one truly loves nature one finds beauty everywhere.

Vincent Van Gogh

Love, Beauty, Nature

Letter to Theo van Gogh from London, vangoghletters.org. April 30, 1874.

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Doing little things well is a step toward doing big things better.

Vincent Van Gogh

Littles, Steps, Little Things

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Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.

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Inspirational, Motivational, Spiritual

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I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.

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Art, Soul, Mind

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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Close friends are truly life's treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.

Vincent Van Gogh

Friendship, Laughter, Honesty

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The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.

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Love, Life, Romantic

"Mary Engelbreit's Words To Live By". Book by Mary Engelbreit, 1999.

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Find things beautiful as much as you can, most people find too little beautiful.

Vincent Van Gogh

Beautiful, People, Littles

Vincent van Gogh (2009). “Saint-Rémy-de-Provence - Auvers-sur-Oise, 1889-1890, [772-902]”

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I try more and more to be myself, caring relatively little whether people approve or disapprove.

Vincent Van Gogh

Caring, People, Trying

Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.2399, Delphi Classics

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The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too

Vincent Van Gogh

Heart, Men, Sea

Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.1171, Delphi Classics

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

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Being Strong, Confidence, Courage

Vincent van Gogh, Vincent Willem Gogh (1927). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh to His Brother, 1872-1886: With a Memoir by His Sister-in-law, J. Van Gogh-Bonger ...”

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Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.

Vincent Van Gogh

Photography, Enthusiasm For Life, Color

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I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it.

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Encouragement, May, I Can

"Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh".

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Everywhere we look, complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes.

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Eye, Magic, Looks

"Fictional character: Vincent van Gogh". 'Doctor Who' ('Vincent and the Doctor'), Season 5, Episode 10, www.imdb.com. June 05, 2010.

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I confess I do not know why, but looking at the stars always makes me dream.

Vincent Van Gogh

Dream, Stars, Knows

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If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.

Vincent Van Gogh

Thinking, People, Wheat

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If one wants to be active, one must not be afraid of going wrong, one must not be afraid of making mistakes now and then. Many people think that they will become good just by doing no harm -- but that's a lie.... That way lies stagnation, mediocrity.

Vincent Van Gogh

Mistake, Lying, Thinking

Vincent van Gogh (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Vincent van Gogh (Illustrated)”, p.2333, Delphi Classics

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I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture.

Vincent Van Gogh

People, Facts, Painting

Vincent van Gogh (1987). “Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890: Vision and Reality”, Gloucester

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To suffer without complaint is the only lesson we have to learn in this life

Vincent Van Gogh

Suffering, Lessons, This Life

Vincent van Gogh, Mark Roskill (1997). “The Letters of Vincent Van Gogh”, p.77, Simon and Schuster

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Success is sometimes the outcome of a whole string of failures.

Vincent Van Gogh

Art, Outcomes, Sometimes

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Born: March 30, 1853
Died: July 29, 1890
Occupation: Painter
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