Famous Quotes

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

Vincent Van Gogh on Art

More quotes about Art

• "True art is characterized by an irresistible urge in the creative artist."

  Albert Einstein on Art

• "The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person."

  Abraham Lincoln on Art

• "The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance."

  Aristotle on Art

• "A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament."

  Oscar Wilde on Art

• "The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls."

  Pablo Picasso on Art

More quotes by Vincent Van Gogh

• "The best way to know God is to love many things."

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

• "What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

• "I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of myself, and the paintings appear as in a dream."

• "I am still far from being what I want to be, but with God's help I shall succeed."