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William Morris
Age: 62 †
Born: 1834
Born: March 24
Died: 1896
Died: October 3
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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.
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All rooms ought to look as if they were lived in, and to have so to say, a friendly welcome ready for the incomer.
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There was a knight came riding by In early spring, when the roads were dry And he heard that lady sing at the noon, Two red roses across the moon.
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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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As to the garden, it seems to me its chief fruit is-blackbirds.
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That talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense there is no such thing. It is a mere matter of craftsmanship.
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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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It has become an article of the creed of modern morality that all labour is good in itself -- a convenient belief to those who live on the labour of others. But as to those on whom they live, I recommend them not to take it on trust, but to look into the matter a little deeper.
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It is the childlike part of us that produces works of the imagination. When we were children time passed so slow with us that we seemed to have time for everything.
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Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement.
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We are only the trustees for those who come after us.
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Ornamental pattern work, to be raised above the contempt of reasonable men, must possess three qualities: beauty, imagination and order.
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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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What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?
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I am going your way, so let us go hand in hand. You help me and I'll help you. We shall not be here very long ... so let us help one another while we may.
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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.
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Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.
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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.
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Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining.
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Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.
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