William De Morgan

“Friendship is like money, easier made than kept.”

“To be an artist is to believe in life.”

“A sense of humour is a sense of proportion.”

“An artist is a creature driven by demons. He doesn’t know why they choose him and he’s usually too busy to wonder why.”

“The past is only the present become invisible and dumb with story.”

“It is unpardonable for a man to be a bad boy.”

“There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.”

“One does not get better but different and older and that is always a pleasure.”

“I have come to the conclusion, after many years of observation, that the leading characteristic of the gentleman is his humility.”