Who said "Death is not an evil, but the final rest from labor."?

This quote is attributed to O. Henry.

Death is not an evil, but the final rest from labor. - O. Henry

"Death is not an evil, but the final rest from labor."

O. Henry Death

Writer American 1862–1910

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