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Vincent Willem van Gogh

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Biography - Vincent Willem van Gogh:

Dutch painter .
Born: 1853 - Died: 1890
Period:
19th century
Place of birth: Netherlands
Netherlands

Painters understand nature and love her and teach us to see.



Translation

Translation

(French, German, Dutch)



French
Les peintres comprennent la nature et ils l'aiment ; ils nous apprennent à regarder.

German
Maler verstehen die Natur und lieben sie. Sie lehren uns das Sehen.

Dutch
De schilders begrijpen de natuur & hebben ze lief, & leeren ons zien.




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See also...



It is in man's heart that the life of nature's spectacle exists; to see it, one must feel it.

True artists scorn nothing: they are obliged to understand rather than to judge.




Quotes for: nature


Quotes

Quotes about nature:


Truly, art is embedded in nature; he who can extract it, has it.





Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.





Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.





Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.





Nature has placed mankind under the governance of two sovereign masters, pain and pleasure.





Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye... it also includes the inner pictures of the soul.











Quotes for: to understand


Quotes

Quotes for: to understand


Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.





I have laboured carefully, not to mock, lament, or execrate, but to understand human actions.





The best means of learning to know oneself is seeking to understand others.





The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion.





Anger and intolerance are the enemies of correct understanding.





Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.











Quotes

Vincent Willem van Gogh also said...


The more I think about it the more I feel that there’s nothing more genuinely artistic than to love people.





One must never let the fire go out in one's soul but keep it burning.





It is good to 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 well done.





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





Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together;












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