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I believe more and more that God must not be judged on this earth. It is one of His sketches that has turned out badly.

Vincent Van Gogh

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Vincent Van Gogh
Age: 37 †
Born: 1853
Born: March 30
Died: 1890
Died: July 29
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Brooklyn
New York
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