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

"I experience a period of frightening clarity in those moments when nature is so beautiful. I am no longer sure of mys…"

"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…"

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

"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…"

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

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

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

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