Top 9 Quotes by Berton Braley

The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet, The best house hasn't been planned, The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet, The mightiest rivers aren't spanned; Don't worry and fret, faint-hearted, The chances have just begun

The best verse hasn't been rhymed yet, The best house hasn't been planned, The highest peak hasn't been climbed yet, The mightiest rivers aren't spanned; Don't worry and fret, faint-hearted, The chances have just begun For the best jobs haven't been started, The best work hasn't been done.

Berton Braley

Jobs, Best Job, Rivers

Berton Braley, “Opportunity”

Take courage, man, be brave and drive ahead, start where you stand.

Berton Braley

Courage, Men, Brave

Berton Braley, “Start Where You Stand”

The future belongs to him that does and dares.

Berton Braley

Famous Motivational, Doe, Dare

Back of the beating hammer By which the steel is wrought, Back of the workshop's clamor The seeker may find the thought.

Berton Braley

Hammers, Steel, May

Give a boy a dog and you've furnished him a playmate.

Berton Braley

Family, Dog, Boys

A preposition is a word You mustn't end a sentence with!

Berton Braley

Ends, Prepositions, Sentences

I honestly believe that sound commercialism is the best test of true value in art. People work hard for their money and if they won't part with it for your product the chances are that your product hasn't sufficient value. An artist or writer hasn't any monopoly .... If the public response to his artistry is lacking, he'd do well to spend more time analyzing what's the matter with his work, and less time figuring what's the matter with the public.

Berton Braley

Art, Believe, Hard Work

Berton Braley (1934). “Pegasus Pulls a Hack: Memoirs of a Modern Minstrel”