“May God give me the wisdom which I need and grant me what I …”

“May God give me the wisdom which I need and grant me what I so fervently desire, that is, to finish my studies as quickly as possible and he ordained, so that I can perform the practical duties of a clergyman.”

— Vincent van Gogh

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Title: Wikiquote: Vincent van Gogh
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In a letter to Theo, from Amsterdam, 19 Nov. 1877; as quoted in Vincent van Gogh, edited by Alfred H. Barr; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1935], (letter 113), p. 18

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Gogh, Vincent van. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Vincent van Gogh. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh

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