Quote

The greatest foe to art is luxury, art cannot live in its atmosphere.

William Morris

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
Wilcumestowe
William M. Morris
Live
Foe
Luxury
Atmosphere
Greatest
Art
Cannot

More quotes by William Morris

Image
And the deeds that ye do upon this earth, it is for fellowship's sake that ye do them.
William Morris
Image
I know a little garden close Set thick with lily and red rose, Where I would wander if I might From dewy dawn to dewy night. And have one with me wandering.
William Morris
Image
If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it.
William Morris
Image
Art made by the people for the people, as a joy to the maker and the user.
William Morris
Image
My work is the embodiment of dreams in one form or another.
William Morris
Image
All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.
William Morris
Image
Do not be afraid of large patterns, if properly designed they are more restful to the eye than small ones: on the whole, a pattern where the structure is large and the details much broken up is the most useful...very small rooms, as well as very large ones, look better ornamented with large patterns.
William Morris
Image
The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make.
William Morris
Image
A world made to be lost, - A bitter life 'twixt pain and nothing tost.
William Morris
Image
There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.
William Morris
Image
To happy folkAll heaviest words no more of meaning bearThan far-off bells saddening the Summer air.
William Morris
Image
Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.
William Morris
Image
The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?
William Morris
Image
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.
William Morris
Image
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 of order it may be turned to practical account by giving proper expression to its creative character.
William Morris
Image
Give me love and work - these two only.
William Morris
Image
When Socialism comes, it may be in such a form that we won't like it.
William Morris
Image
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
William Morris
Image
I have said as much as that the aim of art was to destroy the curse of labour by making work the pleasurable satisfaction of our impulse towards energy, and giving to that energy hope of producing something worth its exercise.
William Morris
Image
If a chap can't compose an epic poem while he's weaving tapestry, he had better shut up, he'll never do any good at all.
William Morris