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I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things require effort and disappointment and perseverance.
Vincent Van Gogh
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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
Botanical Illustrator
Draftsperson
Drawer
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Graphic Artist
Lithographer
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Brooklyn
New York
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But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.
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