Martin Litchfield West

British philologist and classical scholar (1937–2015).

Born September 23rd, 1937 in London.

Died July 13th, 2015 at 77 years old in Oxford.

Occupations
classical philologist, classical scholar, musicologist, non-fiction writer, translator, university teacher, writer
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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