Apart from the desire to produce beautiful things, the leading passion of my life has been and is hatred of modern civilization.

Nothing should be made by man's labour which is not worth making, or which must be made by labour degrading to the makers.

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

If i were asked to say what is at once the most important production of Art and the thing most to be longed for, I should answer, A beautiful House.

When Socialism comes, it may be in such a form that we won't like it.

It has become an article of the creed of modern morality that all labour is good in itself -- a convenient belief to those who live on the labour of others. But as to those on whom they live, I recommend them not to take it on trust, but to look into the matter a little deeper.

That talk of inspiration is sheer nonsense; there is no such thing. It is a mere matter of craftsmanship.