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«Everything made by man's hands has a form, which must be either beautiful or ugly; beautiful if it is in accord with Nature, and helps her; ugly if it is discordant with Nature, and thwarts her.»

William Morris (1834-1896)

William Morris, essay and lecture entitled "The Lesser Arts", originally delivered in 1877 and later published in his 1882 collection, "Hopes and Fears for Art".
Image: Morris & Company, London (1861-1940), Acanthus portière, silk embroidery on linen, 1890s.