It must be good to die in the knowledge that one has done some truthful work... and to know that, as a result, one will live on in the memory of at least a few and leave a good example for those who come after. (Vincent van Gogh)

It must be good to die in the knowledge that one has done some truthful work... and to know that, as a result, one will live on in the memory of at least a few and leave a good example for those who come after.

Vincent van Gogh

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