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What molting time is to birds, so adversity or misfortune is ... for us humans.
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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Brooklyn
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If you hear a voice within you say 'you cannot paint,' then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.
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