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Varina Davis
Second wife of president jefferson davis and first lady of the confederate states (1826–1906).
Born May 7th, 1826 in Natchez.
Died October 16th, 1906 at 80 years old in Manhattan.
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