“Never a lip is curved with pain that can’t be kissed into smiles again.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902

“A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902

“Man has the possibility of existence after death. But possibility is one thing and the realization of the possibility is quite a different thing.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902

“Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902

“The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.” ~ Bret Harte August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902