One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it. Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way.
Source: In Artists in Quotation, by Donna Ward La Cour, 1989.
-- Vincent Van Gogh, (Mar 30 1853-1890), Dutch artist; He was a post-impressionist painter noted for his brilliant colors and swirling brush strokes, e.g., Sunflowers.