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That talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense there is no such thing. It is a mere matter of craftsmanship.

William Morris

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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
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William M. Morris
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O thrush, your song is passing sweet, But never a song that you have sung Is half so sweet as thrushes sang When my dear love and I were young.
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I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
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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 way, if only in one small corner of the world, amongst the men and women I love, then I shall count myself blessed, and blessed, and blessed, and the work goes on.
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The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make.
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There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.
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Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
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Another thing much too commonly seen, is an aberration of the human mind which otherwise I should have been ashamed to warn you of. It is technically called carpet-gardening. Need I explain it further? I had rather not, for when I think of it, even when I am quite alone, I blush with shame at the thought.
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A world made to be lost, - A bitter life 'twixt pain and nothing tost.
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From out the throng and stress of lies, From out the painful noise of sighs, One voice of comfort seems to rise: It is the meaner part that dies.
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Free men must live simple lives and have simple pleasures.
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