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The fun of living is that we have to make ourselves, after all.

Robert Henri

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Robert Henri
Age: 64 †
Born: 1865
Born: June 24
Died: 1929
Died: July 12
Artist
Painter
Cincinnati
Ohio
Robert Earle Henri
Robert Henry Cozad
Robert Earl Henri
Henri
Robert Cozad Henri
Fun
Living
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To be free, to be happy and to be fruitful, can only be attained through sacrifice of many common but overestimated things.
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