What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?

Wat zou het leven zijn als we niet wat durfden aanpakken.

Vincent Van Gogh

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Topic

Courage Taking risks Life

Author

Vincent Van Gogh

Source

Letters of Vincent Van Gogh

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Question

Language

Dutch

Time

1881 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Painter Artist

From

Netherlands Europe

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Original Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. Letter to Theo van Gogh. 29 Dec. 1881.

Current Citation

Van Gogh, Vincent. Dear Theo: The Autobiography of Vincent Van Gogh, edited by Irving Stone and Jean Stone. Plume, 1995.

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Source
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Language
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Time
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Source
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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