{"id":4755,"date":"2023-05-02T06:01:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T06:01:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/?p=4755"},"modified":"2023-05-02T07:27:43","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T07:27:43","slug":"william-morris-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover the 30 Best William Morris Quotes: Inspiration for Creatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the wisdom and inspiration of William Morris with these famous quotes that will uplift and motivate you. From insightful thoughts on creativity to profound reflections on life, these William Morris quotes are a must-read for anyone seeking inspiration. Explore the power of art through these William Morris  quotes and let them spark your creativity. Don&#8217;t miss out on these inspiring words that capture the essence of art and life. Find more inspiring quotes and our favourites at <a href=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/artist-quotes\"> Quotes<\/a>. Now, let&#8217;s inspired by the quotes;<\/p>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #1<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-1\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Have%20nothing%20in%20your%20houses%20that%20you%20do%20not%20know%20to%20be%20useful%20or%20believe%20to%20be%20beautiful%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #2<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-2\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>History has remembered the kings and warriors, because they destroyed; art has remembered the people, because they created.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=History%20has%20remembered%20the%20kings%20and%20warriors,%20because%20they%20destroyed;%20art%20has%20remembered%20the%20people,%20because%20they%20created%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #3<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-3\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The true secret of happiness lies in the taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20true%20secret%20of%20happiness%20lies%20in%20the%20taking%20a%20genuine%20interest%20in%20all%20the%20details%20of%20daily%20life%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #4<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-4\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Fellowship is heaven, and lack of fellowship is hell; fellowship is life, and lack of fellowship is death.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Fellowship%20is%20heaven,%20and%20lack%20of%20fellowship%20is%20hell;%20fellowship%20is%20life,%20and%20lack%20of%20fellowship%20is%20death%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #5<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-5\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The past is not dead, it is living in us, and will be alive in the future which we are now helping to make.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20past%20is%20not%20dead,%20it%20is%20living%20in%20us,%20and%20will%20be%20alive%20in%20the%20future%20which%20we%20are%20now%20helping%20to%20make%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #6<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-6\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The reward of labour is life. Is that not enough?<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20reward%20of%20labour%20is%20life%2E%20Is%20that%20not%20enough?,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #7<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-7\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The commonality of all words is that they are untrustworthy.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20commonality%20of%20all%20words%20is%20that%20they%20are%20untrustworthy%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #8<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-8\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The strongest evidence of love is sacrifice.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20strongest%20evidence%20of%20love%20is%20sacrifice%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #9<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-9\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Art is not a handicraft, it is the transmission of feeling the artist has experienced.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Art%20is%20not%20a%20handicraft,%20it%20is%20the%20transmission%20of%20feeling%20the%20artist%20has%20experienced%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #10<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-10\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=If%20you%20want%20a%20golden%20rule%20that%20will%20fit%20everything,%20this%20is%20it:%20Have%20nothing%20in%20your%20houses%20that%20you%20do%20not%20know%20to%20be%20useful%20or%20believe%20to%20be%20beautiful%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #11<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-11\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces, and that cure is freedom.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=There%20is%20only%20one%20cure%20for%20the%20evils%20which%20newly%20acquired%20freedom%20produces,%20and%20that%20cure%20is%20freedom%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #12<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-12\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=I%20do%20not%20want%20art%20for%20a%20few,%20any%20more%20than%20education%20for%20a%20few,%20or%20freedom%20for%20a%20few%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #13<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-13\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The true test of civilization is not the census, nor the size of cities, nor the crops &#8211; no, but the kind of man the country produces.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20true%20test%20of%20civilization%20is%20not%20the%20census,%20nor%20the%20size%20of%20cities,%20nor%20the%20crops%20-%20no,%20but%20the%20kind%20of%20man%20the%20country%20produces%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #14<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-14\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The only way to be happy is to make others so.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20only%20way%20to%20be%20happy%20is%20to%20make%20others%20so%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #15<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-15\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The beauty of life is in the simple things.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20beauty%20of%20life%20is%20in%20the%20simple%20things%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #16<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-16\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The purpose of art is to make a world which can be inhabited.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20purpose%20of%20art%20is%20to%20make%20a%20world%20which%20can%20be%20inhabited%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #17<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-17\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>History has remembered the kings and warriors because they destroyed; art has remembered the people because they created.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=History%20has%20remembered%20the%20kings%20and%20warriors%20because%20they%20destroyed;%20art%20has%20remembered%20the%20people%20because%20they%20created%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #18<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-18\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>What business has science and capitalism got, bringing all these new inventions into the works, before society has produced a generation educated up to using them!<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=What%20business%20has%20science%20and%20capitalism%20got,%20bringing%20all%20these%20new%20inventions%20into%20the%20works,%20before%20society%20has%20produced%20a%20generation%20educated%20up%20to%20using%20them!,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #19<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-19\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Simplicity of life, even the barest, is not a misery, but the very foundation of refinement.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Simplicity%20of%20life,%20even%20the%20barest,%20is%20not%20a%20misery,%20but%20the%20very%20foundation%20of%20refinement%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #20<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-20\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=It%20took%20me%20years%20to%20understand%20that%20words%20are%20often%20as%20important%20as%20experience,%20because%20words%20make%20experience%20last%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #21<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-21\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Art is the expression of the joy in labor.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Art%20is%20the%20expression%20of%20the%20joy%20in%20labor%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #22<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-22\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>All art is propaganda, and ever must be.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=All%20art%20is%20propaganda,%20and%20ever%20must%20be%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #23<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-23\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The most valuable thing we can do for the psyche, occasionally, is to let it rest, wander, live in the changing light of room, not try to be or do anything whatever.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20most%20valuable%20thing%20we%20can%20do%20for%20the%20psyche,%20occasionally,%20is%20to%20let%20it%20rest,%20wander,%20live%20in%20the%20changing%20light%20of%20room,%20not%20try%20to%20be%20or%20do%20anything%20whatever%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #24<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-24\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>We should measure welfare\u2019s success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=We%20should%20measure%20welfare\u2019s%20success%20by%20how%20many%20people%20leave%20welfare,%20not%20by%20how%20many%20are%20added%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #25<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-25\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The one substance from which everything is made, is motion.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20one%20substance%20from%20which%20everything%20is%20made,%20is%20motion%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #26<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-26\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>We must try to imagine how happy the world would be if all people loved each other as they love themselves.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=We%20must%20try%20to%20imagine%20how%20happy%20the%20world%20would%20be%20if%20all%20people%20loved%20each%20other%20as%20they%20love%20themselves%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #27<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-27\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Do%20not%20follow%20where%20the%20path%20may%20lead%2E%20Go%20instead%20where%20there%20is%20no%20path%20and%20leave%20a%20trail%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #28<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-28\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>The only successful revolution was the American Revolution.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=The%20only%20successful%20revolution%20was%20the%20American%20Revolution%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #29<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-29\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>Happiness is not a destination, it&#8217;s a journey.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Happiness%20is%20not%20a%20destination,%20it%27s%20a%20journey%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"s-capt\">Quote #30<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"quote-30\" class=\"wp-block-quote artist-block\">\n<p>To be truly radical is to make hope possible, rather than despair convincing.<\/p>\n<p><cite>William Morris<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text tweet-s\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=To%20be%20truly%20radical%20is%20to%20make%20hope%20possible,%20rather%20than%20despair%20convincing%2E,%20by%20William%20Morris%20-%20Artpracticed%2Ecom%20&#038;hashtags=WilliamMorris,quotes,artist,inspiration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i> Tweet it<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container-quote\">\n<div class=\"copy-text copy-quote\"> <input type=\"text\" class=\"text\" value=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/william-morris-quotes#quote-1\" \/> <button><i class=\"fa fa-clone\"><\/i><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>William Morris&#8217;s story<\/h2>\n<p>William Morris (1834-1896) was an English artist, designer, and writer. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures of the Arts and Crafts movement. Morris&#8217;s most famous works include his designs for wallpaper and fabrics, as well as his translations of Icelandic sagas.<\/p>\n<p>Morris&#8217;s works were characterized by his emphasis on craftsmanship and his use of natural motifs. He believed that art should be accessible to all, and his designs were often affordable and widely available. He also believed in the importance of social and environmental reform, and his work was often linked to his political beliefs. Today, Morris&#8217;s work continues to be celebrated for its technical skill, beauty, and its contribution to the development of the Arts and Crafts movement.<br \/>\nMore info see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Morris\" title=\"wikipedia bio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wikipedia bio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/william_morris.jpeg\" alt=\"William Morris portrait\" class=\"wp-image-4535\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>\nIf you&#8217;ve enjoyed reading these William Morris quotes, there are plenty more out there waiting to be discovered. Don&#8217;t limit yourself to just one source of inspiration! Take some time to explore other collections of <a href=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/john-james-audubon-quotes\">John James Audubon Quotes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/john-marin-quotes\">John Marin Quotes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/georgia-okeeffe-quotes\">Georgia O&#8217;Keeffe Quotes<\/a>, <\/p>\n<p>And if you&#8217;re hungry for even more inspiring quotes on art and creativity, be sure to check out our main <a href=\"https:\/\/artpracticed.com\/artist-quotes\"> quotes<\/a> page, where you&#8217;ll find a wealth of words from some of the greatest minds in the world of art and beyond. 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