"Either you think, or else others have to think for you and take power from you, pervert and discipline your natural tastes, civilize and sterilize you"
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
About this Quote
This quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a tip that we should think for ourselves and not permit others to control our lives. It is a warning that if we do not take control of our own ideas and decisions, then others will take power away from us and control our natural tastes and desires. They will attempt to civilize and disinfect us, suggesting they will try to make us conform to their requirements and beliefs. This quote is a pointer that we need to take control of our own lives and not permit others to determine our thoughts and choices. We need to think for ourselves and not enable others to control our lives.
This quote is written / told by F. Scott Fitzgerald between September 24, 1896 and December 21, 1940. He was a famous Author from USA.
The author also have 49 other quotes.
"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare"
