Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Philosophy, Struggle, Satisfaction, Pessimism, Resilience
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“I hope you live a life you're proud of.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Aspiration, Self-fulfillment, Values, Life Advice, Personal Growth
F. Scott Fitzgerald Aspiration, Self-fulfillment, Values, Life Advice, Personal Growth“Human sympathy has its limits.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Empathy, Human Nature, Limitations, Social Interaction, Emotional Capacity
F. Scott Fitzgerald Empathy, Human Nature, Limitations, Social Interaction, Emotional Capacity“If you are strong enough, there are no precedents.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Strength, Originality, Determination, Human Potential, Innovation
F. Scott Fitzgerald Strength, Originality, Determination, Human Potential, Innovation“I am too much a moralist at heart, and really want to preach at people in some acceptable form, rather than entertain them.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Morality, Writing, Purpose, Entertainment, Self-awareness
F. Scott Fitzgerald Morality, Writing, Purpose, Entertainment, Self-awareness“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Persistence, Struggle, Time, Nostalgia, Human Condition
F. Scott Fitzgerald Persistence, Struggle, Time, Nostalgia, Human Condition“Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hope, Ambition, Future, Perseverance, Human Spirit
F. Scott Fitzgerald Hope, Ambition, Future, Perseverance, Human Spirit“There's so much spring in the air- there's so much lazy sweetness in your heart.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Spring, Emotion, Atmosphere, Love, Contentment
F. Scott Fitzgerald Spring, Emotion, Atmosphere, Love, Contentment“There must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams – not through her own fault, but because of the colossal vitality of his illusion. It had gone beyond her, beyond everything.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Illusion, Dreams, Reality, Disappointment, Idealization
F. Scott Fitzgerald Illusion, Dreams, Reality, Disappointment, Idealization“Then it had not been merely the stars to which he had aspired on that June night. He came alive to me, delivered suddenly from the womb of his purposeless splendour.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ambition, Realization, Perception, Character Development, Aspiration
F. Scott Fitzgerald Ambition, Realization, Perception, Character Development, Aspiration“To most women art is a form of scandal.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Art, Gender, Perception, Scandal, Social Commentary
F. Scott Fitzgerald Art, Gender, Perception, Scandal, Social Commentary“There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Roles, Human Condition, Society, Exhaustion, Pursuit
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life Roles, Human Condition, Society, Exhaustion, Pursuit“I am tired of knowing nothing and being reminded of it all the time.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Ignorance, Frustration, Self-awareness, Learning, Education
F. Scott Fitzgerald Ignorance, Frustration, Self-awareness, Learning, Education“Life is essentially a cheat and its conditions are those of defeat; the redeeming things are not happiness and pleasure but the deeper satisfactions that come out of struggle.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life Philosophy, Struggle, Satisfaction, Pessimism, Resilience
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life Philosophy, Struggle, Satisfaction, Pessimism, Resilience“An unread book is just a block of paper.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reading, Knowledge, Potential, Books, Wisdom
F. Scott Fitzgerald Reading, Knowledge, Potential, Books, Wisdom“Breathing dreams like air.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Dreams, Aspiration, Metaphor, Human Nature, Inspiration
F. Scott Fitzgerald Dreams, Aspiration, Metaphor, Human Nature, Inspiration“It's all life is. Just going 'round kissing people.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Life, Love, Simplicity, Human Interaction, Cynicism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Life, Love, Simplicity, Human Interaction, Cynicism“I never believe much in happiness. I never believe in misery either. Those are things you see on the stage or the screen or the printed page, they never really happen to you in life.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Happiness, Misery, Reality, Perception, Cynicism
F. Scott Fitzgerald Happiness, Misery, Reality, Perception, Cynicism