The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm t... - Vincent Van Gogh

"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."

"Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well."

"If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced."

"One must work and dare if one really wants to live."

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it."