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O. Henry

William Sydney Porter (September 11, 1862 – June 5, 1910), known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American writer. O. Henry’s short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and clever twist endings.

Tobin’s Palm by O. Henry

Story type: LiteratureTobin and me, the two of us, went down to Coney one day, for there was four dollars between us, and Tobin had need of distractio …

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A Ramble In Aphasia by O. Henry

Story type: LiteratureMy wife and I parted on that morning in precisely our usual manner. She left her second cup of tea to follow me to the front doo …

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The Unknown Quantity by O. Henry

Story type: LiteratureThe poet Longfellow–or was it Confucius, the inventor of wisdom?–remarked:“Life is real, life is earnest;And things are not what …

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The Call Of The Tame by O. Henry

Story type: LiteratureWhen the inauguration was accomplished–the proceedings were made smooth by the presence of the Rough Riders–it is well known tha …

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The Girl And The Graft by O. Henry

Story type: LiteratureThe other day I ran across my old friend Ferguson Pogue. Pogue is a conscientious grafter of the highest type. His headquarters …

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The Robe Of Peace by O. Henry

Story type: LiteratureMysteries follow one another so closely in a great city that the reading public and the friends of Johnny Bellchambers have ceas …

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Four Things

The world is supported by four things:

  • The learning of the wise
  • The justice of the great
  • The prayers of the righteous and
  • The valor of the brave

But, all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.

Sun Rise

Every morning in Africa, when the Sun rises, a deer awakens, knowing it has to outrun the fastest lion, or, be hunted to death …

Every morning in Africa, when the Sun rises, a lion awakens, knowing it has to outrun the slowest deer, or, be starved to death …

It does not matter whether you are a deer or lion, when the Sun rises, better be running at your best.

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