Beautiful words by great and famous people that illuminate life

To know life, love many things.Vincent van Gogh

Love comes in many forms.

Saying “I love you” in words, watching over someone in silence, wanting to understand something deeply.

I think the ways we love and the objects of our love differ from person to person.

Yet that feeling is something we are naturally born with as human beings.

So when you want to understand life, why not start by directing your interest and attention to the things around you and trying to love them? As in the words attributed to Van Gogh, by doing so, you may naturally come to see what life is all about.

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If we had nothing to regret, life would be very empty.Vincent van Gogh

A “life without regrets” is something everyone probably wishes for.

But in a sense, such a life might be dull.

Having no regrets can also be taken to mean never challenging yourself and never moving from a safe place.

As long as people live seeking something, they are bound to fail and to feel regret—that itself can be called proof of having truly lived.

Failure and regret are opportunities to grow.

If you think of them as things necessary to make life more fulfilling, doesn’t it make you feel a little lighter?

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Great achievements are not made by a momentary impulse, but are accomplished through the accumulation of small things.Vincent van Gogh

If you feel you tend to heat up quickly and cool off just as fast, why not keep this quote in mind? These are words left by Van Gogh, reminding us that to achieve great things, what matters is not fleeting emotions or actions, but how we sustain and build upon our passion and conviction.

Van Gogh kept painting throughout his life, believing in himself even without anyone’s recognition.

I hope you, too, find something you can be absorbed in for a lifetime, just like Van Gogh.

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Marriage is not about becoming two halves, but about becoming one whole.Vincent van Gogh

Although Van Gogh remained single throughout his life, it is said that he loved four women.

Yet none of those relationships seem to have borne fruit.

This quote—”A husband and wife are not two halves that become one, but two whole persons who become one”—conveys a sense of the weight he placed on marriage, perhaps reflecting his difficulty in reaching it.

A married couple are partners who share a life.

If they cannot understand and share how they will spend their days together and where they are headed, the relationship will fall apart.

In that sense, they need to become one.

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There are many hardships in the world, but it is also full of ways to overcome them.Helen Keller

Helen Keller: "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it."

Helen Keller was a political activist who, despite losing her sight and hearing shortly after birth, worked as a public speaker and author.

Her famous quote, “Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it,” carries special weight precisely because she achieved so much and is remembered as a great figure despite her disabilities.

The message that there are ways to overcome difficulties even when we face them can ease our anxieties about the future.

It is a quote that encourages us to take a new step forward without hesitation.