Vincent Van Gogh

If you work with love and intelligence, you develop a kind of armour against people’s opinions, just because of the sincerity of your love for nature and art. Nature is also severe and, to put it that way, hard, but never deceives and always helps you to move forward.

Vincent Van Gogh

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.

Vincent Van Gogh

One must learn to read, just as one must learn to see and learn to live.

Vincent Van Gogh

One must never let the fire go out in one’s soul, but keep it burning.

Vincent Van Gogh

One must spoil as many canvases as one succeeds with.

Vincent Van Gogh

The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.

Vincent Van Gogh

The great artist is the simplifier.

Vincent Van Gogh

The only thing to do is to go one’s own way, to try one’s best, to make the thing live.

Vincent Van Gogh

To die for the sake of dying – I prefer to die of passion than to die of boredom!

Vincent Van Gogh

What is done in love is done well.

Vincent Van Gogh