The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make.

Quote by William Morris

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Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

Not on one strand are all life's jewels strung.

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

Give me love and work - these two only.

Give me love and work - these two only.

History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people,...

History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people,...

What is this the sound and rumor? What is this that all men hear, Like...

What is this the sound and rumor? What is this that all men hear, Like...

No man is good enough to be another's master.

No man is good enough to be another's master.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details...

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

Fellowship is heaven, and lack of fellowship is hell; fellowship is life, and lack of...

Fellowship is heaven, and lack of fellowship is hell; fellowship is life, and lack of...

So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means...

So long as the system of competition in the production and exchange of the means...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of...

If I were asked to say what is at once the most important production of...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working...

The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?

The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few,...

I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few,...

A man that has a taste of music, painting, or architecture, is like one that...

A man that has a taste of music, painting, or architecture, is like one that...

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.

It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and...

It is good taste, and good taste alone, that possesses the power to sterilize and...

I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about...

I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

Education is the period during which you are being instructed by somebody you do not...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...