Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.
In plain words
Keep things that are useful, or things that are beautiful. Nothing else.
Where these words come from
- 88% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- William Morris, "The Beauty of Life" lecture, Birmingham, Feb 19 1880.
- "The Beauty of Life" (lecture)
- 1880 · Birmingham, England · Morris's lecture on design, craft, and everyday beauty
