Life Lessons Quote by Vincent van Gogh — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“And the memories of all we have loved stay and come back to us in the evening of our life. They are not dead but sleep, and it is well to gather a treasure of them.”

“(...) it was in this extreme poverty that I felt my energy return and that I said to myself, in any event I’ll recover from it, I’ll pick up my pencil that I put down in my great discouragement and I’ll get back to drawing, and from then on, it seems to me, everything has changed for me, and now I’m on my way and my pencil has become somewhat obedient and seems to become more so day by day. It was poverty, too long and too severe, that had discouraged me to the point where I could no longer do anything.”

“Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.”

“It always strikes me, and it is very peculiar, that, whenever we see the image of indescribable and unutterable desolation—of loneliness, poverty, and misery, the end and extreme of things—the thought of God comes into one's mind.”

“La tristesse durera toujours.”

“What being chosen feels like”

“If you cannot see yourself fairly or accurately represented in the community where you live... and nothing there makes you feel awake or alive, I suggest you start doing some research on some other communities”

“A problem shared, is a problem halved.”

“‎Though nobody can go back and make a new beginning... Anyone can start over and make a new ending.”

“If you didn't earn something, it's not worth flaunting.”

“Beyond that closed door, do not lose hope. God is still in control. A better door will soon open.”