30 Van Gogh phrases to immerse yourself in the world of the arts

What would life be like if we didn’t have the courage to try anything?

I’m always doing what I can’t do, to learn how to do it.

Normality is like a paved road: you walk comfortably, but flowers don’t grow there.

Art is to comfort those who are broken by life.

Great things are not done by impulse, but by putting together a series of small things.

Color in an image is like zest in life.

If you really love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.

In spite of everything, I will rise again.

If we improve in just one thing and understand it well, we acquire understanding and knowledge of many things in addition.

Find everything beautiful. Most people don’t think it’s beautiful enough.

I tend to think that the night is always brighter than the day.

When I feel the need for religion, I go out at night and paint the stars.

I’d rather die of passion than boredom.

Do not extinguish your inspiration and your imagination; don’t become a slave to your model.

Art is man added to nature.

Love many things because that is where true strength resides. Who loves a lot, does a lot.

It is better to be bold, even making more mistakes, than to be closed-minded and very prudent.

The best way to know life is to love many things.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that there is nothing more artistic than loving people.

The difference between a person before and after falling in love is the same between a light bulb on and a light off. The lamp was there and it was good, but now, above all else, it radiates light, which is its true function.

For art, where time is needed, it wouldn’t be wrong to live more than one life.

I dream my painting, so I paint my dreams.

If you hear a voice inside you say “you can’t paint”, paint anyway, and it will be silenced.

How difficult it is to be simple!

Someday death will take us to another star.

The result of thought does not have to be feeling, but activity.

If you lost money, you lost little. If you lost honor, you lost a lot. If you lost your courage, you lost everything.

The paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter’s soul.

Everything done with love is done well.

Love is something eternal. The appearance can change, but not the essence.