“The reward of labour is life.”

— William Morris, News from Nowhere, 1891, Ch. 15

About William Morris

1834 – 1896

English designer, poet and socialist, a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement.

“It is of the nature of man, when he is not diseased, to take pleasure in his work under certain conditions.”

“The greatest foe to art is luxury, art cannot live in its atmosphere.”

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

“Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.”

“In this life we get nothing save by effort.”

“Why should I let the toad work / Squat on my life?”

“The happiness of men consists in life. And life is in labor.”

“Each of us lives only now, this brief instant.”

“Life is our dictionary.”