"But you must love with a sublime, genuine, profound sympathy, with devotion, with intelligence, and you must try all …"

"My dear Theo, Thanks for your letter of this morning. Yesterday I saw the Corot exhibition. It included a painting of…"

"Vindt maar mooi zooveel je kunt, de meesten vinden niet genoeg mooi."

"There was a sale here [in Paris] of drawings by Millet, I don't know whether I've already written to you about it. Wh…"

"Text: Psalm 119:19. I am a stranger on the earth, hide not Thy command ments from me. Are we what we dreamt we should…"

"I am sure you will like it, it is such a fine business [art-dealer].. ..I am so glad that we shall both be in the sam…"

"Some time ago I saw a painting by Thijs Maris [= Matthijs Maris, one of the three brothers Maris, all three famous Du…"

"Always continue walking a lot and loving nature, for that’s the real way to learn to understand art better and better…"

"I've got nature and art and poetry, and if that isn't enough, what is?"

"My dear Theo, Feeling, even a fine feeling, for the beauties of nature isn't the same as religious feeling, although …"