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Honesty in Gatsby
8 quotes, in the order they happen.
Honesty in Gatsby: 8 key quotes. Learn this one first: “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.” (Nick's father, Chapter 1).
The quotes
Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.
Nick's father · Chapter 1 · class · honesty
Nick's father tells him not to judge. Nick repeats it. He still judges.
the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg
Nick · Chapter 2 · honesty · death
A faded billboard. A dead oculist. Wilson later talks to it like God.
I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known
Nick says this about himself. Watch whether it stays true.
I hate careless people. That's why I like you.
Jordan · Chapter 3 · honesty · class
Jordan likes Nick because she thinks he is careful. She is not.
I did love him once—but I loved you too
Daisy · Chapter 7 · love · honesty
Gatsby needs her to say she never loved Tom. She cannot say it cleanly.
They're a rotten crowd. You're worth the whole damn bunch put together.
Nick · Chapter 8 · honesty · class
The only compliment Nick ever gives Gatsby. He says it across the lawn. Gatsby dies anyway.
Let us learn to show our friendship for a man when he is alive and not after he is dead
Wolfsheim · Chapter 9 · honesty · death
Gatsby's gangster friend will not come to the funeral. He says this like wisdom.
He just used to stand there like a statue and say, "Don't let that deal go through."
Gatsby, about Wolfsheim · Chapter 4 · class · honesty
Gatsby says Wolfsheim fixed the 1919 World Series. This is the company Gatsby keeps.
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