Vincent van Gogh1853–1890I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
Often credited to Pablo PicassoGreat things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
Often credited to George Eliot- Attributed to Vincent, as quoted by Theo van gogh in his letter from Paris, to Elisabeth van Gogh, 5 August 1890
Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.
In his letter to Theo, from Nuenen, c. 9 March 1884- Letter, Tuesday, 18 September 1888; as cited in Van Gogh: The Self-portraits (1969) by Fritz Erpel, p. 17.
- Letter to Theo van Gogh, Cuesmes (c. 22–24 June 1880), letter 155
- Letter to Theo, Monday, 9 or Tuesday, 10 July 1888, as quoted in Windows of the Soul: Experiencing God in New Ways (1996) by Ken Gire, p. 91.
- Letter to his brother Theo, Cuesmes (July 1880)
