“one must work and be bold if one really wants to live.”

– Vincent van Gogh

Vincent’s life motto. Inspired from the book Joy of Life (La joie de vivre) by Émile Zola. He shared this motto with his brother Theo. So much of Vincent’s and Theo’s correspondence was encouragement for each other.

Heiligman, D. (2017). Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers. Henry Holt and Company (BYR). pg 225