You can only gain by it
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 3 June 1883
At times a blessing may rest on love, though the world seems to think one ought to doubt this. But the blessing is rooted in the fact that if one works with love in one's heart, one can do more than otherwise, and is afraid of fewer things. And consequently one has more serenity. In short, one learns to persevere. And, my dear fellow, I believe that after all you can only gain by it.
Letter 290
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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At times a blessing may rest on love, though the world seems to think one ought to doubt this. But the blessing is rooted in the fact that if one works with love in one's heart, one can do more than otherwise, and is afraid of fewer things. And consequently one has more serenity. In short, one learns to persevere. And, my dear fellow, I believe that after all you can only gain by it.
Letter 290
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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