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 More Quotes by William Morris More Quotes From William Morris The heart desires, the hand refrains. The Godhead fires, the soul attains. William Morris firehandsart 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. William Morris human-lifepeopleart You may hang your walls with tapestry insread of whitewash or paper; or you may cover them with mosaic; or have them frescoed by a great painter: all this is not luxury, if it be done for beauty's sake, and not for show: it does not break our golden rule: Have nothing in your houses which you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful. William Morris wallbeautifulbelieve 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. William Morris produceimaginationchildren No man is good enough to be another's master. William Morris good-enoughenoughmen 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. William Morris matterworklittles 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 friendlylooksrooms Love is Enough Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining, Though the skies be too dark for dim eyes to discover The gold-cups and daisies fair blooming thereunder, Though the hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder, And this day draw a veil over all deeds passed over, Yet their hands shall not tremble, their feet shall not falter: The void shall not weary, the fear shall not alter These lips and these eyes of the loved and the lover. William Morris eyefeardark Large or small, [the garden] should be orderly and rich. It should be well fenced from the outside world. It should by no means imitate either the willfulness or the wildness of nature, but should look like a thing never to be seen except near the house. It should, in fact, look like part of the house. William Morris gardenhousemean Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization. William Morris passionbeautifulcivilization As to the garden, it seems to me its chief fruit is-blackbirds. William Morris chiefsfruitgarden The greatest foe to art is luxury, art cannot live in its atmosphere. William Morris atmosphereluxuryart I know a little garden close William Morris gardenflowernight ...If our houses, or clothes, our household furniture and utensils are not works of art, they are either wretched makeshifts, or, what is worse, degrading shams of better things. William Morris clotheshouseart Late February days; and now, at last, William Morris airwinterpast Give me love and work - these two only. William Morris lovegivingtwo My work is the embodiment of dreams in one form or another. William Morris embodimentdesigndream We are only the trustees for those who come after us. William Morris trustees 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. William Morris arrogance-of-youthblessedmen One man with an idea in his head is in danger of being considered a madman: two men with the same idea in common may be foolish, but can hardly be mad; ten men sharing an idea begin to act, a hundred draw attention as fanatics, a thousand and society begins to tremble, a hundred thousand and there is war abroad, and the cause has victories tangible and real; and why only a hundred thousand? Why not a hundred million and peace upon the earth? You and I who agree together, it is we who have to answer that question. William Morris realmenwar
