Charlie Chaplin Quotes

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, KBE , better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an Academy Award-winning English comedic actor,film director and composer best known for his work during the silent film era.

Born: April 16, 1889, Walworth, London
Died: December 25, 1977, Vevey
 
 

A day without laughter is a day wasted.
- Charlie Chaplin

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

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

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

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

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

We think too much and feel too little.
- Charlie Chaplin

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

In the end, everything is a gag.
- Charlie Chaplin

If you’re really truthful with yourself, it’s a wonderful guidance.
- Charlie Chaplin

To live in order to reason or reason in order to live; there is the question.
- Charlie Chaplin

Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jelly fish.
- Charlie Chaplin

In the light of our egos, we are all dethroned monarchs.
- Charlie Chaplin

What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning!
- Charlie Chaplin

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.
- Charlie Chaplin

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.
- Charlie Chaplin

Mirror is my best friend because when I cry it never laughs at me.
- Charlie Chaplin

You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down
- Charlie Chaplin