A man at work, making something which he feels will exist because he is working at it and wills it, is exercising the energies of his mind and soul as well as of his body. Memory and imagination help him…

Quote by William Morris

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Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe...

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe...

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art.

If you cannot learn to love real art at least learn to hate sham art.

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because...

It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because...

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

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

Give me love and work - these two only.

Give me love and work - these two only.

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 past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in...

The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in...

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...

If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing...

If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing...

I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the...

I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the...

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...

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...

Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in

Outside every fat man there was an even fatter man trying to close in

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

The human body is a machine which winds its own springs.

Let us not burden our remembrances with a heaviness that's gone

Let us not burden our remembrances with a heaviness that's gone

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it. I...