“How Much Land Does a Man Need?” is a short story by Leo Tolstoy, the great 19th-century Russian novelist and short story and essay writer. Published in 1886, the story was translated into English in 1906 by Louise an…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.All the King’s horsesAnd all the King’s menCannot put Humpty together again. At the very top of the hay-mow in the barn, the Speckled Hen had made her nest, a…
When I was a boy my uncle and his big boys hunted with the rifle, the youngest boy Fred and I with a shotgun–a small single-barrelled shotgun which was properly suited to our size and strength; it was not much heavier…
Martin Green was a young man of good habits and a good conceit of himself. He had listened, often and again, with as much patience as he could assume, to warning and suggestion touching the dangers that beset the feet…
No one of us is powerful enough to stop the march of time or slow it down. Is it something far beyond our control? In fact, no. While we cannot influence the flow of time, we still can get the most out of it. Becoming…
Timeless and inspiring thoughts written down and spread throughout the decades, centuries and, yes, even millenniums. Thoughts not only about happy, romantic love but also the love between friends and family. And abou…