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Okakura Kakuzō
Japanese scholar and art critic (1863–1913).
Born December 14th, 1863 in Yokohama.
Died September 2nd, 1913 at 49 years old in Myōkōkōgen (nephritis, uremia).
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving