"We begin to die as soon as we……" — Bret Harte
"We begin to die as soon as we are born, and the end is linked to the beginning."
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Bret Harte
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15 Quotes by Bret Harte
Bret Harte has 15 quotes on this site.
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The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.
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Never a tear bedims the eye that time and patience will not dry.
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A bird in the hand is a certainty, but a bird in the bush may sing.
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If, of all words of tongue and pen, The saddest are, It might have been,' More sad are these we…
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Each lost day has its patron saint!
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The dominant expression of a child is gravity.
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Which I wish to remark-- And my language is plain,-- That for ways that are dark And for tricks that…
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The delicate thought, that cannot find expression, For ruder speech too fair, That, like thy petals, trembles in possession, And…
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One big vice in a man is apt to keep out a great many smaller ones.
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Never a lip is curved with pain that can't be kissed into smiles again.
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A bird in hand is a certainty. But a bird in the bush may sing.
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Good luck happens when preparedness meets opportunity
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