40 Vincent Van Gogh Quotes: Beautiful And Inspirational Words About Art And Life

1. “I dream my painting and I paint my dream.”

2. "Art is to console those who are broken by life."

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

4. "Color in a picture is like enthusiasm in life."

5. "And painted portraits have a life of their own that comes from deep in the soul of the painter and where the machine can't go."

6. "A good picture is equivalent to a good deed."

7. "I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners."

8. "Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion."

9. "An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men."

10. "I can't change the fact that my paintings don't sell. But the time will come when people will recognize that they are worth more than the value of the paints used in the picture."

1. "There is peace even in the storm"

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

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

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

5. "I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed."

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

7. "There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke."

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

9. "In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing."

10. "Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination; do not become the slave of your model."

11. "If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things."

12. "It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent."

13. "How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?"

14. "If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?"

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

1. “I don’t know anything with certainty, but seeing the stars makes me dream.”

2. “I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”

3. “I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”

4. “There is no blue without yellow and without orange.”

5. “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.”

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

7. “Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”

8. “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. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.”

9. “If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.”

10. “If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.”

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

12. "When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars."

13. "Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy."

14. "As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed."

15. "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 done well."