One has to begin anew
Vincent van Gogh to Theo van Gogh, from The Hague, 25 September 1882
I was and am even now rather hard up, that is to say, in regard to painting. There are so many, many expenses. This is partly because so many things that I start turn out wrong, and then one has to begin anew, and all the trouble has been in vain - except that after all, this is the way to make progress, and one must persevere.
Letter 234
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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I was and am even now rather hard up, that is to say, in regard to painting. There are so many, many expenses. This is partly because so many things that I start turn out wrong, and then one has to begin anew, and all the trouble has been in vain - except that after all, this is the way to make progress, and one must persevere.
Letter 234
Translation courtesy of Robert Harrison.
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