"The old man, of whom we know how he has become what he is, is more of an individual than the young man; for it is only in the course of an eventful life that men are differentiated into full individuality."

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Source : Erich Auerbach, Edward W. Said (2013). “Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature”, p.18, Princeton University Press

Erich Auerbach

#Men Quotes #Individuality Quotes #Young Quotes

“All real and wholesome enjoyments possible to people have been just as possible to them since first they were made of the earth as they are now; and they are possible to them chiefly in peace. To watch the corn grow, and the blossoms set; to draw hard breath over plowshare or spade; to read, to think, to love, to hope: these are the things that make people happy.”
“There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.”
“I actually am a down to earth and easy going girl. Not just another model.”
“I am bound by my own definition of criticism : a disinterested endeavour to learn and propagate the best that is known and thought in the world.”
“My only deliberate attempt has been to act, to do good work. Thereafter, the medium has been choosing me.”

Source : Source: www.ibtimes.co.in
“The land of possibility is a better place to make your home than the realm of expectation will ever be”
“When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.”
“The only thing I really wanted to be was a beatnik, and look what happened: I ended up being in a band.”

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