If one keeps loving faithfully what is really worth loving, and does not waste one's love on insignificant and unworthy and meaningless things, one will get more light by and by and grow stronger. Vincent Van Gogh More Quotes by Vincent Van Gogh More Quotes From Vincent Van Gogh Bookstores always remind me that there are good things in this world. Vincent Van Gogh bookstores good-things world Art is something greater and higher than our own skill or knowledge or learning. That art is something which, though produced by human hands, is not wrought by hands alone, but wells up from a deeper source, from a man's soul. Vincent Van Gogh skills men art I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance. Vincent Van Gogh perseverance disappointment beautiful The sunflower is mine, in a way. Vincent Van Gogh sunflower mines way If one hasn't a horse, one is one's own horse. Vincent Van Gogh horse ifs One can speak poetry just by arranging colors well, just as one can say comforting things in music. Vincent Van Gogh color speak comforting One must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning. Vincent Van Gogh burning soul fire 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. Vincent Van Gogh sketching drawing artist In general, and most especially with artists, I pay as much attention to the man who does the work, as to the work itself. Vincent Van Gogh artist doe men I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day. Vincent Van Gogh good-night inspirational art In an artist's life, death is perhaps not the most difficult thing. Vincent Van Gogh life-death difficult artist ... life is too short to do the whole. Vincent Van Gogh japanese-art life-is-too-short time I use color in a completely arbitrary way in order to express myself powerfully. Vincent Van Gogh arbitrary color order No, no thought to the winnings. One loves because one loves. Vincent Van Gogh one-love winning love-is I consciously choose the dog's path through life. I shall be poor; I shall be a painter. Vincent Van Gogh poor path dog I am an artist... It's self-evident that what that word implies is looking for something all the time without ever finding it in full. It is the opposite of saying, 'I know all about it. I've already found it.' As far as I'm concerned, the word means, 'I am looking. I am hunting for it. I am deeply involved.' Vincent Van Gogh hunting artist mean Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion. Vincent Van Gogh public-opinion faith art I am a fanatic! I feel a power within me...a fire that I may not quench, but must keep ablaze. Vincent Van Gogh quench fire may Both she and I have grief enough and trouble enough, but as for regrets – neither of us have any. Vincent Van Gogh regret grief trouble We have very beautiful bad weather here at present - rain, wind, thunder - but with splendid effects; that's why I like it. Vincent Van Gogh rain beautiful wind
