If all your clothes are worn to the same state, it means you go out too much.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Social Life, Clothing, Lifestyle, Observation, Humor
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More F. Scott Fitzgerald Quotes
“You know I'm old in some ways-in others-well, I'm just a little girl. I like sunshine and pretty things and cheerfulness-and I dread responsibility.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Youth, Aging, Innocence, Responsibility, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Youth, Aging, Innocence, Responsibility, Human Nature“One hurries through, even though there's time; the past, the continent, is behind; the future is the glowing mouth in the side of the ship; the dim, turbulent alley is too confusedly the present.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Time, Past, Future, Present, Journey Metaphor
F. Scott Fitzgerald Time, Past, Future, Present, Journey Metaphor“A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Social Status, Food, Humor, Observation, Critique
F. Scott Fitzgerald Social Status, Food, Humor, Observation, Critique“She was beautiful, but not like those girls in magazines. She was beautiful, for the way she thought. She was beautiful, for the sparkle in her eyes when she talked about something she loved. She was beautiful, for her ability to make other people smile, even if she was sad. No, she wasn't beautiful for something as temporary as her looks. She was beautiful, deep down to her soul. She is beautiful.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Inner Beauty, Character, Perception, Love
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Inner Beauty, Character, Perception, Love“People talk of the courage of convictions, but in actual life a man's duty to his family may make a rigid course seem a selfish indulgence of his own righteousness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Morality, Family, Duty, Self-righteousness, Life’s Complexities
F. Scott Fitzgerald Morality, Family, Duty, Self-righteousness, Life’s Complexities“People living alone get used to loneliness.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Loneliness, Adaptation, Solitude, Human Nature, Observation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Loneliness, Adaptation, Solitude, Human Nature, Observation“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Empathy, Privilege, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Empathy, Privilege, Judgment, Wisdom, Human Nature“You really ought to read more books – you know, those things that look like blocks but come apart on one side.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reading, Knowledge, Sarcasm, Books, Education
F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading, Knowledge, Sarcasm, Books, Education“He dispensed starlight to casual moths.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description
F. Scott Fitzgerald Metaphor, Charisma, Attraction, Human Nature, Poetic Description“They weren't happy, and neither of them had touched the chicken or the ale – and yet they weren't unhappy either. There was an unmistakable air of natural intimacy about the picture and anybody would have said that they were conspiring together.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Relationships, Intimacy, Observation, Ambiguity, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Relationships, Intimacy, Observation, Ambiguity, Human Nature“This is the beauty I want. Beauty has got to be astonishing, astounding – it's got to burst in on you like a dream, like the exquisite eyes of a girl.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Desire, Dreams, Aesthetics, Perception
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Desire, Dreams, Aesthetics, Perception“No grand idea was ever born in a conference, but a lot of foolish ideas have died there.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Creativity, Meetings, Ideas, Critique, Organizational Culture
F. Scott Fitzgerald Creativity, Meetings, Ideas, Critique, Organizational Culture“When I'm with you, I don't breathe quite right.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Physical Reaction, Emotion, Intimacy, Human Connection
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Physical Reaction, Emotion, Intimacy, Human Connection“Every act of life, from the morning toothbrush to the friend at dinner, became an effort. I hated the night when I couldn't sleep and I hated the day because it went toward night.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Depression, Exhaustion, Despair, Daily Life, Mental Health
F. Scott Fitzgerald Depression, Exhaustion, Despair, Daily Life, Mental Health“There's no substitute for will. Sometimes you have to fake will when you don't feel it at all.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Willpower, Perseverance, Motivation, Human Nature, Self-discipline
F. Scott Fitzgerald Willpower, Perseverance, Motivation, Human Nature, Self-discipline“Tireless passion, fierce jealousy, longing to possess and crush-these alone were left of all his love for Rosalind; these remained to him as payment for the loss of his youth-bitter calomel under the thin sugar of love's exaltation.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Love, Passion, Jealousy, Youth, Disillusionment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Love, Passion, Jealousy, Youth, Disillusionment“What people are ashamed of usually makes a good story.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Shame, Storytelling, Human Nature, Secrets, Narrative
F. Scott Fitzgerald Shame, Storytelling, Human Nature, Secrets, Narrative“Celibacy goes deeper than the flesh.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Celibacy, Spirituality, Self-control, Human Nature, Depth
F. Scott Fitzgerald Celibacy, Spirituality, Self-control, Human Nature, Depth“Her body calculated to a millimeter to suggest a bud yet guarantee a flower.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Beauty, Femininity, Potential, Description, Human Nature“He knew women early and since they spoiled him he became contemptuous of them, of young virgins because they were ignorant, of the others because they were hysterical about things which in his overwhelming self-absorption he took for granted.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Misogyny, Self-absorption, Experience, Judgment, Human Nature
F. Scott Fitzgerald Misogyny, Self-absorption, Experience, Judgment, Human Nature