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There was a knight came riding by / In early spring, when the roads were dry; / And he heard that lady sing at the noon, / Two red roses across the moon. - William Morris Quotes

There was a knight came riding by / In early spring, when the roads were dry; / And he heard that lady sing at the noon, / Two red roses across the moon.

Swerve to the left, son Roger, he said, / When you catch his eyes through the helmet-slit, / Swerve to the left, then out at his head, / And the Lord God give you the joy of it! - William Morris Quotes

Swerve to the left, son Roger, he said, / When you catch his eyes through the helmet-slit, / Swerve to the left, then out at his head, / And the Lord God give you the joy of it!

One man with an idea in his head is in danger of being considered a madman: two men with the same idea in common may be foolish, but can hardly be mad; ten men sharing an idea begin to act, a hundred draw attention as fanatics, a thousand and society begins to tremble, a hundred thousand and there is war abroad, and the cause has victories tangible and real; and why only a hundred thousand? Why not a hundred million and peace upon the earth? You and I who agree together, it is we who have to answer that question. - William Morris Quotes

One man with an idea in his head is in danger of being considered a madman: two men with the same idea in common may be foolish, but can hardly be mad; ten men sharing an idea begin to act, a hundred draw attention as fanatics, a thousand and society begins to tremble, a hundred thousand and there is war abroad, and the cause has victories tangible and real; and why only a hundred thousand? Why not a hundred million and peace upon the earth? You and I who agree together, it is we who have to answer that question.

If you cannot learn to love real art; at least learn to hate sham art and reject it . . . because these are but the outward symbols of the poison that lies within them. - William Morris Quotes

If you cannot learn to love real art; at least learn to hate sham art and reject it . . . because these are but the outward symbols of the poison that lies within them.

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

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

English Designer

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful - William Morris Quotes

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

Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, / And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining. - William Morris Quotes

Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, / And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining.

[I]t is not revenge we want for poor people, but happiness; indeed, what revenge can be taken for all the thousands of years of the sufferings of the poor? - William Morris Quotes

[I]t is not revenge we want for poor people, but happiness; indeed, what revenge can be taken for all the thousands of years of the sufferings of the poor?

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

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

English Designer

Join hope to our hope and blend sorrow with sorrow,And seek for men's love in the short days of life. - William Morris Quotes

Join hope to our hope and blend sorrow with sorrow,And seek for men's love in the short days of life.

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