Quotes

“I can very well do without God both in my life and in my painting, but I cannot, suffering as I am, do without something which is greater than I am, which is my life, the power to create.” Vincent Van Gogh

“How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?” Vincent Van Gogh

“Poetry surrounds us everywhere, but putting it on paper is, alas, not so easy as looking at it.” Vincent Van Gogh

“I see drawings and pictures in the poorest of huts and the dirtiest of corners.” Vincent Van Gogh

“Paintings have a life of their own that derives from the painter's soul.” Vincent Van Gogh

“There is no blue without yellow and without orange.” Vincent Van Gogh

“If boyhood and youth are but vanity, must it not be our ambition to become men?” Vincent Van Gogh

“Love always brings difficulties, that is true, but the good side of it is that it gives energy.” Vincent Van Gogh

“Painting is a faith, and it imposes the duty to disregard public opinion.” Vincent Van Gogh

“One must work and dare if one really wants to live.” Vincent Van Gogh

“An artist needn't be a clergyman or a churchwarden, but he certainly must have a warm heart for his fellow men.” Vincent Van Gogh

“If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.” Vincent Van Gogh

“Those Dutchmen had hardly any imagination or fantasy, but their good taste and their scientific knowledge of composition were enormous.” Vincent Van Gogh

“In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” Albert Schweitzer

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” Albert Schweitzer

“Sometimes our light goes out but is blown into flame by another human being. Each of us owes deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this light.” Albert Schweitzer

“Do something wonderful, people may imitate it.” Albert Schweitzer

“Life becomes harder for us when we live for others, but it also becomes richer and happier.” Albert Schweitzer

“Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.” Albert Schweitzer

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.” Albert Schweitzer

“Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.” Albert Schweitzer

“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” Albert Schweitzer

“Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” Albert Schweitzer

“One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.” Albert Schweitzer

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight.” Albert Schweitzer

“The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.” Albert Schweitzer

“An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while a pessimist sees only the red stoplight... the truly wise person is colorblind.” Albert Schweitzer

“Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.” Albert Schweitzer

“I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.” Albert Schweitzer

“A man is ethical only when life, as such, is sacred to him, that of plants and animals as that of his fellow men, and when he devotes himself helpfully to all life that is in need of help.” Albert Schweitzer