Berton Braley Quotes

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

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.

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

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

Snobbery is the pride of those who are not sure of their position.

The future belongs to him that does and dares.

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

Back of the job-the dreamer Who's making the dream come true!

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.