Van Gogh Quotes

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

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

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

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

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

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

I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful.

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

Conscience is a man’s compass.

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

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.

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

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

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.

Art and love are the same thing: it’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.

Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.

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

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.’

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

A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke.

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

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

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

Art is to console those who are broken by life.

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

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

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

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

I dream my painting and I paint my dream.

It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to.

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

Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.

Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.

I would rather die of passion than of boredom.

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

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

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

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

A good picture is equivalent to a good deed.

I want to touch people with my art. I want them to say ‘he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.’

A great fire burns within me, but no one stops to warm themselves at it, and passers-by only see a wisp of smoke.

Art and love are the same thing: it’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.

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

Conscience is a man’s compass.

I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.