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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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...

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.

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,...

Give me love and work - these two only.

Give me love and work - these two only.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Give me love and work - these two only

Give me love and work - these two only

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice; for the...

The universal medicine for the Soul is the Supreme Reason and Absolute Justice; for the...

I'm having a bad day. I am not size six. My legs are not skinny...

I'm having a bad day. I am not size six. My legs are not skinny...

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

Olympism... exalting and combining in a balanced whole the qualities of body, mind and will.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.

I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman...

I know this now. Every man gives his life for what he believes. Every woman...

Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the...

Memory is not an instrument for exploring the past but its theatre. It is the...

While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a...

While the mind is in doubt it is driven this way and that by a...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Ordinary riches can be stolen, real riches cannot. In your soul are infinitely precious things...

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.

Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.