Before you criticize, remember not everyone had your advantages.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925), ch. 1

What it means

Nick's father's advice opens the novel. Much of what we judge in others comes from different starting points. Remember yours before you speak.

The source

"Before you criticize, remember not everyone had your advantages." F. Scott Fitzgerald said it in The Great Gatsby (1925), ch. 1. Written in English: The Great Gatsby, 1925.

"“Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.”"

Original English (The Great Gatsby, 1925), The Great Gatsby (1925), ch. 1. Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940). American novelist of the Jazz Age, author of The Great Gatsby (1925).

Questions

What does "Before you criticize, remember not everyone had your advantages." mean?: Nick's father's advice opens the novel. Much of what we judge in others comes from different starting points. Remember yours before you speak.
Who said "Before you criticize, remember not everyone had your advantages."?: F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940). Source: The Great Gatsby (1925), ch. 1.
What is the original wording?: “Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone,” he told me, “just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had.” (Original English (The Great Gatsby, 1925)). Written in English: The Great Gatsby, 1925.
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"Before you criticize, remember not everyone had your advantages." (F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1925), ch. 1, trans. Original English (The Great Gatsby, 1925)). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/before-you-criticize-remember-not-everyone-had-your