O. Henry
O. Henry
William Sydney Porter, known by his pen name O. Henry, was an American short story writer. O. Henry's short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, warm characterization, and surprise endings...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth11 September 1862
CityGreensboro, NC
CountryUnited States of America
almighty brethren bring chains clash course ears forbid gentlemen liberty life next north others peace price purchased stand war
It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
beginning control great institute medical north steps troops war
From the very beginning of the Great War steps were taken, on my instruction, to institute medical control of troops in North Africa.
cannot war win
We know we cannot win this long war by ourselves.
cold engaged relative truman war
If you look at this long war we're engaged in, and we think of it relative to the Cold War, we're kind of still in the Truman administration.
global moderate muslim principal victims war western win
It's not our forces. It's not the Western world that's going to win the global war on terrorism. It is going to be the moderate Muslim population, the ones who are the principal victims of this terrorism.
philosophy war rip
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavour of life until he has known poverty, love and war. The justness of this reflection commends it to the lover of condensed philosophy. The three conditions embrace about all there is in life worth knowing. A surface thinker might deem that wealth should be added to the list. Not so. When a poor man finds a long-hidden quarter-dollar that has slipped through a rip into his vest lining, he sounds the pleasure of life with a deeper plummet than any millionaire can hope to cast.
war poverty and-love
If a person has lived through war, poverty and love, he has lived a full life
life war men
There is a saying that no man has tasted the full flavor of life until he has known poverty, love, and war.
came close conference definitely great help meet pool prepare send seniors supported team total whether
This was a great way for us to send our seniors out. It was a close meet and a total team effort. When it came down to it the team really supported each other whether it was in the pool or not. Everyone contributed today. This meet will definitely help prepare us for the upcoming conference championship.
adding few past
The past few years you could see something just wasn't adding up,
clearly football half kick players second
The only thing the Sunderland players wanted to do was kick people. We can play football but some of the tackles in the second half were clearly not for the ball.
shot state stay winning year
This should give us a lot of confidence. I've said this all year and I still feel like we have a shot at winning the state if we stay healthy.
benefit join teams trying welcome
There are a lot of teams trying to get him but if he can join us then I would welcome him here and he would be a benefit.
presented
The plaque we presented was to commemorate the installation of the floor.