Vincent van Gogh Quotes

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.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.

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

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

In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism and skepticism and humbug and we shall want to live more musically

For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

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

How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?

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

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream

It is only too true that a lot of artists are mentally ill- it`s a life which, to put it mildly, makes one an outsider. I`m all right when I completely immerse myself in work, but I`ll always remain half crazy.

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