Quotes by Vincent van Gogh

“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.”

“There is nothing more truly artistic than to love people.”

“Love is eternal -- the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning. The ...”

“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”

“Whoever loves much, performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.”

“There is peace even in the storm”

“Art is to console those who are broken by life.”

“Don't lose heart if it's very difficult at times, everything will come out all right and nobody can in the beginning do as he wishes.”

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

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

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

“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.”

“Only when I fall do I get up again.”

“One must work and dare if one really wants to live.”

“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tem...”

“Well, right now it seems that things are going very badly for me, have been doing so for some considerable time, and may continue to do so well into the future. But it is possible that everything w...”

“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. The...”

“Where friendship blooms, life is reborn.”

“Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.”

“La tristesse durera toujours.]”