Charlie Chaplin Quotes

A day without laughter is a day wasted.
Charlie Chaplin

Laughter, Wasted

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We think too much and feel too little.
Charlie Chaplin

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.
Charlie Chaplin

Character, True, Drunk

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
Charlie Chaplin

Imagination, Used, Imagine

Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
Charlie Chaplin

Nothing, Wicked, Troubles

To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!
Charlie Chaplin

Pain, Laugh, Play

Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.
Charlie Chaplin

Life, Comedy, Seen

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself.
Charlie Chaplin

Courage, Failure, Fool

I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man.
Charlie Chaplin

Peace, God, Conflict

A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure.
Charlie Chaplin

Romantic, Lonely, Adventure

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.
Charlie Chaplin

Alone, Life, Wonderful

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from the people will return to the people. And so long as men die, liberty will never perish.
Charlie Chaplin

Men, Power, Hate

I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by someone other than the creator, then I question whether it has fulfilled its purpose.
Charlie Chaplin

Beauty, Patience, Someone

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is not always opportune.
Charlie Chaplin

Time, Help, Friend

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'.
Charlie Chaplin

Words, Biggest, Cheap

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery.
Charlie Chaplin

Happiness, Live, Help

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It places me on a far higher plane than any politician.
Charlie Chaplin

Far, Clown, Places

Man as an individual is a genius. But men in the mass form the headless monster, a great, brutish idiot that goes where prodded.
Charlie Chaplin

Men, Great, Idiot

What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.
Charlie Chaplin

Life, Desire, Meaning

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain.
Charlie Chaplin

Pain, Laughter, Relief

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.
Charlie Chaplin

Life, Moment, Wrong

I had no idea of the character. But the moment I was dressed, the clothes and the make-up made me feel the person he was. I began to know him, and by the time I walked onto the stage he was fully born.
Charlie Chaplin

Time, Character, Person

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby hat. everything a contradiction: the pants baggy, the coat tight, the hat small and the shoes large.
Charlie Chaplin

Everything, Thought, Small

Brunettes are troublemakers. They're worse than the Jews.
Charlie Chaplin

All I need to make a comedy is a park, a policeman and a pretty girl.
Charlie Chaplin

Girl, Pretty, Comedy

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: April 16, 1889

Died: December 25, 1977

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