And the deeds that ye do upon this earth, it is for fellowship's sake that ye do them. William Morris More Quotes by William Morris More Quotes From William Morris Don't think too much of style. William Morris style design thinking So with this Earthly Paradise it is, If ye will read aright, and pardon me, Who strive to build a shadowy isle of bliss Midmost the beating of the steely sea. William Morris paradise forgiveness sea That talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense; there is no such thing. It is a mere matter of craftsmanship. William Morris nonsense inspiration matter 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 expression self character I half wish that I had not been born with a sense of romance and beauty in this accursed age. William Morris romance design age So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means of life goes on, the degradation of the arts will go on; and if that system is to last for ever, then art is doomed, and will surely die; that is to say, civilization will die. William Morris civilization mean art I love art, and I love history, but it is living art and living history that I love. It is in the interest of living art and living history that I oppose so-called restoration. What history can there be in a building bedaubed with ornament, which cannot at the best be anything but a hopeless and lifeless imitation of the hope and vigor of the earlier world? William Morris ornaments restoration art 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 weaving shut-up epic If we feel the least degradation in being amorous, or merry or hungry, or sleepy, we are so far bad animals & miserable men. William Morris degradation animal men Ornamental pattern work, to be raised above the contempt of reasonable men, must possess three qualities: beauty, imagination and order. William Morris imagination men order I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name. William Morris fighting names men Forsooth, brethren, fellowship is heaven and lack of fellowship is hell; fellowship is life and lack of fellowship is death; and the deeds that ye do upon the earth, it is for fellowship's sake that ye do them. William Morris earth friendship heaven Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung. William Morris jewellery jewelry jewels So I say, if you cannot learn to love real art; at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. It is not because the wretched thing is so ugly and silly and useless that I ask you to cast it from you; it is much more because these are but the outward symbols of the poison that lies within them; look through them and see all that has gone to their fashioning, and you will see how vain labour, and sorrow, and disgrace have been their companions from the first-and all this for trifles that no man really needs! William Morris hate lying art If there is a reason for keeping the wall very quiet, choose a pattern that works all over without pronounced lines...Put very succinctly, architectural effect depends upon a nice balance of horizontal, vertical and oblique. No rules can say how much of each; so nothing can really take the place of feeling and good judgement. William Morris wall judgement nice Speak but one word to me. William Morris one-word speak The wind is not helpless for any man's need, Nor falleth the rain but for thistle and weed. William Morris weed rain men Earth, left silent by the wind of night,Seems shrunken 'neath the gray unmeasured height. William Morris height wind night Architecture would lead us to all the arts, as it did with earlier mean: but if we despise it and take no note of how we are housed, the other arts will have a hard time of it indeed. William Morris hard-times mean art Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining. William Morris woods voice love
