William Morris
Born: 01-01-1913
William Morris was a 19th-century British designer, poet, and social reformer, best known for his role in the Arts and Crafts Movement. He founded the decorative arts firm Morris & Co., influencing interior design with his intricate textile and wallpaper patterns. Morris was also a prolific writer, producing poetry, fiction, and essays, and was committed to socialist ideals, advocating for art's role in improving society.
Book summaries for books written by William Morris
Quotes
If others can see it as I have seen it, then it may be called a vision rather than a dream.
The only wealth is life.
For what man sees, he may hope to do; and seeing and hoping are the duty of mankind.
Past and future are only a division of time; the present is all that is.
The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.
Pleasure is the only thing worth having a theory about.
To be free is to live in a society of equals.
Every man is a necessary man.
Our business is not to make a bundle of choice things for a few, but to make the world as pleasant as possible for all.
Happiness without truth is like a painted toy which deceives children.
The past is another country, and it is a great country.
There is no wealth but life, and no life but happiness.