Author: William Morris

Quotes

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

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

- William Morris

I don't remember being taught to read, and by the time I was seven years old, I had read a very great many books, good, bad, and indifferent.

I don't remember being taught to read, and by the time I was seven years old, I had read a very great many books, good, bad, and indifferent.

- William Morris

I am going, if I can, to be an architect, and I am too old already, and there is no time to lose.

I am going, if I can, to be an architect, and I am too old already, and there is no time to lose.

- William Morris

Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.

Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.

- William Morris

To do nothing but grumble and not to act - that is throwing away one's life.

To do nothing but grumble and not to act - that is throwing away one's life.

- William Morris

Give me love and work - these two only.

Give me love and work - these two only.

- William Morris

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

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

- William Morris

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

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

- William Morris

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

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

- William Morris

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