tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post6645942817497872437..comments2024-03-27T09:49:13.188-04:00Comments on Content in a Cottage: My favorite quote by William Morris . . .Content in a Cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075511188721176895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-88500841455908377542010-06-01T10:17:49.608-04:002010-06-01T10:17:49.608-04:00I'm afraid that quote is wrong. It's "...I'm afraid that quote is wrong. It's "OR" not "AND", and "houses" not "home." This is the real excerpt:<br />"Believe me if we want art to begin at home, as it must, we must clear our houses of troublesome superfluities that are for ever in our way: conventional comforts that are no real comforts, and do but make work for servants and doctors: if you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it:<br />‘Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful‘<br />And if we apply that rule strictly, we shall in the first place show the builders and such-like servants of the public what we really want, we shall create a demand for real art, as the phrase goes; and in the second place, we shall surely have more money to pay for decent houses."<br /><br />by William Morris from The Beauty of Life (1880)part of Hopes and Fears for Art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-15563725094130932632008-11-14T17:15:00.000-05:002008-11-14T17:15:00.000-05:00I have always loved that quote--a good one to keep...I have always loved that quote--a good one to keep in mind, always. I like the photo, too--the way the chair's arm swirls and the worn-off blue paint.Gal Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00643821953484820115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7823162730236792476.post-17793945796192954062008-11-14T11:29:00.000-05:002008-11-14T11:29:00.000-05:00Good Morning Rosemary!!Wonderful quote!!Happy Frid...Good Morning Rosemary!!<BR/><BR/>Wonderful quote!!<BR/><BR/>Happy Friday!!Sabinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289114941414019127noreply@blogger.com