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.

Quote by Erich Auerbach

Auerbach Erich. Fiftieth Anniversary Ed. ISBN 978-1-59017-219-3.

Erich Auerbach (September 11 1892 – October 13 1957) was a philologist and comparative scholar and critic of literature.