I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much.
Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead.
Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.
Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
Ordinary riches can be stolen; real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you.
No great artist ever sees things as they really are. If he did, he would cease to be an artist.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
No man is rich enough to buy back his past.
Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.
Who, being loved, is poor?
What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
Monday, May 13, 2013
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
Quotes from Vincent Van Gogh
I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
Conscience is a man's compass.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
The way to know life is to love many things.
Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
The fishermen know that the sea is dangerous and the storm terrible, but they have never found these dangers sufficient reason for remaining ashore.
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.
There may be a great fire in our hearts, yet no one ever comes to warm himself at it, and the passers-by see only a wisp of smoke.
Conscience is a man's compass.
In spite of everything I shall rise again: I will take up my pencil, which I have forsaken in my great discouragement, and I will go on with my drawing.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?
I dream of painting and then I paint my dream.
It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
The way to know life is to love many things.
Even the knowledge of my own fallibility cannot keep me from making mistakes. Only when I fall do I get up again.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Wildlife at Pawtuckaway Lake in Nottingham, NH
Kayaked at Pawtuckaway Lake this past weekend. Don't believe I've ever seen so much wildlife in one day. Highly recommend kayaking prior to the real start of boating season. Barely saw another boat until later in the day.
First animal spotted was the Common Loon. Far more impressive than pictures below indicate, it's a beautiful bird, but a bit shy. Did get a good view, however, when a large fish swam under my kayak. Moments later the Loon had a good sized fish in its mouth not far away.
The bird that seemed somewhat unconcerned with the kayak was the Blue Heron. The Blue Heron fished along the edge of the lake, snapping up some small creature, rinsing it off and eating it. The were numerous turtles sunning themselves. Most were not interested in hanging around to have their picture taken, but one stayed in his spot, as seen below.
Finally, I was paddling out of a small cove, took out my camera for a simple shot of the scenery, and a beaver hopped in the water right next to me. That is the second picture down. He slapped his tail and dove under water shortly after the picture was taken.
First animal spotted was the Common Loon. Far more impressive than pictures below indicate, it's a beautiful bird, but a bit shy. Did get a good view, however, when a large fish swam under my kayak. Moments later the Loon had a good sized fish in its mouth not far away.
The bird that seemed somewhat unconcerned with the kayak was the Blue Heron. The Blue Heron fished along the edge of the lake, snapping up some small creature, rinsing it off and eating it. The were numerous turtles sunning themselves. Most were not interested in hanging around to have their picture taken, but one stayed in his spot, as seen below.
Finally, I was paddling out of a small cove, took out my camera for a simple shot of the scenery, and a beaver hopped in the water right next to me. That is the second picture down. He slapped his tail and dove under water shortly after the picture was taken.
Monday, May 6, 2013
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