Johann Caspar Bluntschli

Swiss jurist and politician (1808-1881).

Born March 7th, 1808 in Zurich.

Died October 21st, 1881 at 73 years old in Karlsruhe.

Occupations
jurist, legal scholar, poet lawyer, politician, university teacher, writer

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