Vincent Van Gogh Quotes and Sayings
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“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.”
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“Your profession is not what brings home your weekly paycheck, your profession is what you're put here on earth to do, with such passion and such intensity that it becomes spiritual in calling.”
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“If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.”
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“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it.”
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“So often, a visit to a bookshop has cheered me, and reminded me that there are good things in the world.”
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“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, 'What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.' Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”
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“As practice makes perfect, I cannot but make progress; each drawing one makes, each study one paints, is a step forward.”
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“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”
-- Vincent Van Gogh