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

Source: Vincent van Gogh, Dear Theo (1995). Complete Sentence: I feel a certain calm. There is safety in the midst of danger. What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? It will be a hard pull for me; the tide rises high, almost to the lips and perhaps higher still, how Read More…

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

Source: Vincent van Gogh; Letter to Theo van Gogh from The Hague (22 October 1882).

I dream my painting, and then I paint my dream.

Source: As quoted in Marry Your Muse: Making a Lasting Commitment to Your Creativity (1997) by Jan Phillips, page: 176.

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The work is an absolute necessity for me.

Source: As quoted in Stranger on the Earth : A Psychological Biography of Vincent Van Gogh (1996) by Albert J. Lubin, page: 22. Complete Sentence: The work is an absolute necessity for me. I can’t put it off, I don’t care for anything but the work; that is to say, the pleasure in something else Read More…

I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.

Source: As quoted in Van Gogh : The Self-portraits (1969) by Fritz Erpel, page 17

The best way to know God is to love many things.

Source: Letter to Theo van Gogh (July 1880) as translated by Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger Complete Sentence: But I cannot help thinking that the best way of knowing God is to love many things. Love this friend, this person, this thing, whatever you like, and you will be on the right road to understanding Him Read More…