Vincent van Gogh (藝術家)

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“The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.”

— Vincent van Gogh, Artist

「偉大的事不是在衝動下完成，而是經由完成一系列的小事情；而且偉大的事不是偶然發生，它一定要靠意念達成。」– 文森‧梵谷 (藝術家)

impulse (n.) 衝動，一時的念頭。例：Her first impulse was to run. (她的第一個念頭是趕快跑走。) accidental (adj.) 意外的，偶然的。例：accidental discovery (意外發現)。will (v.) 想要，意欲。例：The Crusades charged while shouting “God wills it.” (十字軍口喊「上帝的旨意」向前衝。)
文森‧梵谷 (1853-1890) 出生荷蘭，為後印象派畫家，他的作品以粗略的美感、情感的真實，及膽大的色系而著名，他對 20 世紀的藝術有深遠的影響。