Ingenuity Quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald

“Just as a cooling pot gives off heat, so all through youth and adolescence we give off calories of virtue. That's what's called ingenuousness.” quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald — Download Open image

““Just as a cooling pot gives off heat, so all through youth and adolescence we give off calories of virtue. That's what's called ingenuousness.””

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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