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William Morris1834–1896

It is for him that is lonely or in prison to dream of fellowship, but for him that is of a fellowship to do and not to dream.

William Morris on friendship

A Dream of John Ball (1886), Ch. 4: The Voice of John Ball

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More from William Morris

Dreamer of dreams, born out of my due time,
Why should I strive to set the crooked straight?
The Earthly Paradise (1868), “An Apology”, ll. 22–23
- Poetry
If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
“The Beauty of Life”, a lecture before the Birmingham Society of Arts and School of Design (19 February 1880), later published in Hopes and Fears for Art: Five Lectures Delivered in Birmingham, London, and Nottingham, 1878–1881 (1882)
- Advice
- Beauty
I do not want art for a few, any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
The Decorative Arts (1877)

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More about friendship

Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Just walk beside me and be my friend.
Albert Camus1913–1960
In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King Jr.1929–1968Martin Luther King, Jr., The Trumpet of Conscience, Steeler Lecture, November 1967.
Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought I was the only one!’
C. S. Lewis1898–1963

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