“When one is always in respectable company and among reasonably well-to-do citizens, one may perhaps not notice it so much—but when, like me, one has been through very hard times, then it’s impossible to ignore the fact that great hardship is a factor that weighs in the balance.”
More from Vincent Van Gogh
“I dream my painting and then I paint my dream.”
“What am I in the eyes of most people - a nonentity, an eccentric, or an unpleasant person…”
“Normality is a paved road: It’s comfortable to walk, but no flowers grow on it."”
“Love that friend, that person, that thing, whatever you like, you'll be on the right path…”