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Samuel Wendell Williston
American paleontologist (1851-1918).
Born July 10th, 1851 in Boston. [ref]
Died August 30th, 1918 at 67 years old in Chicago. [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