I pondered all these things, and how men fight and lose the battle, and the thing that they fought for comes about in spite of their defeat, and when it comes turns out not to be what they meant, and other men have to fight for what they meant under another name.

We are only the trustees for those who come after us.

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

Give me love and work - these two only.

Love is enough: though the world be a-waning, And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining.

Another thing much too commonly seen, is an aberration of the human mind which otherwise I should have been ashamed to warn you of. It is technically called carpet-gardening. Need I explain it further? I had rather not, for when I think of it, even when I am quite alone, I blush with shame at the thought.

Free men must live simple lives and have simple pleasures.