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Vincent van Gogh5 quotes
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? — Vincent van Gogh · 1881I think the peasant girl is more beautiful than a lady, in her dusty, patched blue skirt and bodice, which get the most delicate hues from weather, wind, and sun. But if she puts on a lady's dress, she loses her peculiar charm. — Vincent van Gogh · 1885I cannot help it that my pictures do not sell. Nevertheless the time will come when people will see that they are worth more than the price of the paint. — Vincent van Gogh · 1888Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it. — Vincent van Gogh · 1883The best pictures, and from a technical point of view, the most complete, seen from nearby, are but patches of color next to each other, and only make and effect at a certain distance. — Vincent van Gogh · 1885