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Mario Luzi
Italian poet (1914-2005).
Born October 20th, 1914 in Sesto Fiorentino, Castello. [ref]
Died February 28th, 2005 at 90 years old in Florence. [ref]
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