Quotes from Vincent Van Gogh
So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.
- Vincent Van Gogh
The great artist is the simplifier.
- Vincent Van Gogh
The more I become decomposed, the more sick and fragile I am, the more I become an artist.
- Vincent Van Gogh
I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Only when I fall do I get up again.
- Vincent Van Gogh
When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars.
- Vincent Van Gogh
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Describing Starry Night: Firmament and planets both disappeared, but the mighty breath which gives life to all things and in which all is bound up remained.
- Vincent Van Gogh
Be clearly aware of the stars and infinity on high. Then life seems almost enchanted after all.
- Vincent Van Gogh
I am risking my life for my work, and half my reason has gone.
- Vincent Van Gogh
But by fighting the difficulties in which one finds oneself, an inner strength develops from within our heart, which improves in life's fight.
- Vincent Van Gogh
It is no more easy to make a good picture than it is to find a diamond or a pearl. It means trouble and you risk your life for it.
- Vincent Van Gogh