William Morris
William Morris
William Morriswas an English textile designer, poet, novelist, translator, and socialist activist. Associated with the British Arts and Crafts Movement, he was a major contributor to the revival of traditional British textile arts and methods of production. His literary contributions helped to establish the modern fantasy genre, while he played a significant role in propagating the early socialist movement in Britain...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth24 March 1834
winter past sky
Late February days; and now, at last, Might you have thought that Winter's woe was past; So fair the sky was and so soft the air.
art exercise giving
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.
memories grief flower
Speak not, move not, but listen, the sky is full of gold. No ripple on the river, no stir in field or fold, All gleams but naught doth glisten, but the far-off unseen sea. Forget days past, heart broken, put all memory by! No grief on the green hillside, no pity in the sky, Joy that may not be spoken fills mead and flower and tree.
beautiful design no-excuses
There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful.
art people human-life
Beauty, which is what is meant by art, using the word in its widest sense, is, I contend, no mere accident to human life, which people can take or leave as they choose, but a positive necessity of life.
encouragement hands long
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.
art want art-education
I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
life happiness beauty
Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
art people joy
Art made by the people for the people, as a joy to the maker and the user,
life happiness lying
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.
children imagination produce
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.
inspiration matter nonsense
Talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense; there is to such thing. It is mere a matter of craftsmanship.
artist determined excellent
What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?
speak one-word
Speak but one word to me.