A Quote For Sunday — Attributed to Vincent Van Gogh
“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”
—Vincent Van Gogh
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I think this is so true (of just about anything, really) but also reminds me of the famous Lao Tzu quote that ” the journey of a 1000 miles begins with a single step.”
Because it’s only all those single steps, one after the other, knocking off one mile after the other, that allow the the thousand-mile milestone to be achieved.
Although I think there’s a little more to the van Gogh quote, since a painting or a book can comprise many disparate elements—the art lies in bringing them together in a way that transforms into the “a-ha!” moment of a larger whole.
True for great visual art, and great writing 🙂
I concur!