All William Morris Quotes
- I think the thing that impressed me is (AT&T CEO Michael) Armstrong's strategic vision and the fact that he's got John Malone (TCI's chairman) to… Along
- The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. All
- Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. Beautiful
- I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few. Any
- The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make. Alive
- History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created. Art
- If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. Art
- So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will… Aggravation
- The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough? Labour
- A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of… Body
- I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of… All
- A good way to rid one's self of a sense of discomfort is to do something. That uneasy, dissatisfied feeling is actual force vibrating out… Account
- With the arrogance of youth, I determined to do no less than to transform the world with Beauty. If I have succeeded in some small… Amongst
- Nothing should be made by man's labour which is not worth making, or which must be made by labour degrading to the makers. Degrading
- Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization. Apart
- Give me love and work - these two only. Give
- If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for; I… All
- Fellowship is heaven, and lack of fellowship is hell; fellowship is life, and lack of fellowship is death; and the deeds that ye do upon… Death
- If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art. Art
- If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be… Beautiful