We must not judge God from this world. It's just a study that didn't come off. It's only a master who could make such a blunder. Vincent Van Gogh More Quotes by Vincent Van Gogh More Quotes From Vincent Van Gogh Occasionally, in times of worry, I've longed to be stylish, but on second thought I say no-just let me be myself-and express rough, yet true things with rough workmanship. Vincent Van Gogh stylishsecond-thoughtsworry Man is not on the earth solely for his own happiness. He is there to realize great things for humanity. Vincent Van Gogh humanityearthmen I'm now painting with all the elan of a Marseillais eating soup, which won't surprise you when I tell you I'm painting large sunflowers. The idea? To decorate the studio, now there's hope of Gauguin living here. I aim at a dozen panels of sunflowers in the room I've set aside for Gauguin. Vincent Van Gogh sunflowerdozenideas The emotions are sometimes so strong that I work without knowing it. The strokes come like speech. Vincent Van Gogh strongknowingart I tried to express through red and green the terrible passions of humanity. Vincent Van Gogh greenpassionhumanity I am always doing what I can't do yet in order to learn how to do it. Vincent Van Gogh i-canencouragementmay A good picture is equivalent to a good deed. Vincent Van Gogh good-deedsdeeds I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed. Vincent Van Gogh succeedwanthelping To believe in God for me is to feel that there is a God, not a dead one, or a stuffed one, who with irresistible force urges us towards more loving. Vincent Van Gogh forcebeliefbelieve The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed. Vincent Van Gogh impulsedonetogether In trees, I see expression and soul Vincent Van Gogh soulexpressiontree I'll start with small things. Vincent Van Gogh small-things The wheat field has ...poetry; it is like a memory of something one has once seen. We can only make our pictures speak. Vincent Van Gogh wheat-fieldsspeakmemories I sometimes think there is nothing so delightful as drawing. Vincent Van Gogh sketchingdrawingthinking I am always in the hope to express the love of two lovers by a marriage of two complementary colors - colors which marry each other... complement each other as a man and a woman do. Vincent Van Gogh colormentwo One must work and dare if one really wants to live. Vincent Van Gogh insightfulwantlife I've just kept on ceaselessly painting in order to learn painting. Vincent Van Gogh paintingorder It is looking at things for a long time that ripens you and gives you a deeper meaning. Vincent Van Gogh timegivinglong What molting time is to birds, so adversity or misfortune is ... for us humans. Vincent Van Gogh adversityhumansbird In the end we shall have had enough of cynicism, skepticism and humbug, and we shall want to live more musically. Vincent Van Gogh had-enoughharmonywant
