Vincent van Gogh

I want to paint the portrait of a madman, with the soul of a genius.

I want to paint the portrait of a beggar, with the soul of a king.

I want to paint the portrait of a prisoner, with the soul of a free man.

I want to paint the portrait of a dying man, with the soul of an immortal.

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

I wish they would only take me as I am.

I wish I could be as good as I want to be.

I have a terrible need... shall I say the word? ...of religion. So I go outside at night to paint the stars.

I want to make drawings that touch people, and that some people will say: he feels deeply, he feels tenderly.

I am not mad, I am not a madman, I am an artist.

Don't lose heart, but take courage, and be of good cheer.

As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult to find a word that expresses all that one feels.

I wish that I could be as good as I want to be.

I want to paint humanity, humanity and the world.

I put my heart and soul into my work, and I have lost my mind in the process.

I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

I wish I could be one of those people who are always happy, but I'm not.

I am not a madman, I am a painter.

I am not a genius, I am a man who works hard.

I am not a philosopher, I am a painter.