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John Pope-Hennessy
British art historian and museum director (1913–1994).
Born December 13th, 1913 in London.
Died October 31st, 1994 at 80 years old in Florence.
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche