Working and seeking in the same spirit
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 10 June 1883
Indeed, one can have a deep longing sometimes to talk things over with people who know about one's craft. Especially if each works and seeks in the same spirit, it is possible greatly to strengthen and animate each other, and one is not so easily discouraged. One cannot always live away from one's native land, and one's native land is not nature alone - there must also be human hearts who search for and feel the same things. And only then is the native land perfect, only then does one feel at home.
Letter 292
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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Indeed, one can have a deep longing sometimes to talk things over with people who know about one's craft. Especially if each works and seeks in the same spirit, it is possible greatly to strengthen and animate each other, and one is not so easily discouraged. One cannot always live away from one's native land, and one's native land is not nature alone - there must also be human hearts who search for and feel the same things. And only then is the native land perfect, only then does one feel at home.
Letter 292
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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