43 Inspirational Charlie Chaplin Quotes (BEST)

Top 10 Most Famous Charlie Chaplin Quotes (BEST)

Life can be wonderful if you're not afraid of it. All it needs is courage, imagination… and a little dough. — Life can be wonderful if you’re not afraid of it. All it needs is **courage**, imagination… and a little dough.

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

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

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

Imagination means nothing without doing.

Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain. — **Laughter** is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk. — A man’s true **character** comes out when he’s drunk.

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.

Let us strive for the impossible. The great achievements throughout history have been the conquest of what seemed the impossible.

Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in love with your naked soul. — Your naked body should only belong to those who fall in **love** with your naked soul.

18 Inspirational Charlie Chaplin Quotes About Life (LAUGHTER)

Life is a play that does not allow testing. So, sing, cry, dance, laugh and live intensely, before the curtain closes and the piece ends with no applause.

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

Life could be wonderful if people would leave you alone.

My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain. — My pain may be the reason for somebody’s laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody’s pain.

Perfect love is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express. — Perfect **love** is the most beautiful of all frustrations because it is more than one can express.

Life is a beautiful magnificent thing, even to a jellyfish.

If you're really truthful with yourself, it's a wonderful guidance. — If you’re really **truthful** with yourself, it’s a wonderful guidance.

You'll never find a rainbow if you're looking down. — You’ll never find a rainbow if you’re looking down.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury. — The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to **luxury**.

I suppose that’s one of the ironies of life – doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

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

I hope we shall abolish war and settle all differences at the conference table.

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

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

Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself. — Failure is unimportant. It takes **courage** to make a fool of yourself.

You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile. — You’ll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.

15 Thought-provoking Charlie Chaplin Quotes to Make You Think (PONDER)

The deeper the truth in a creative work, the longer it will live.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves. — That’s the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

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

Actors search for rejection. If they don't get it they reject themselves. — Actors search for **rejection**. If they don’t get it they reject themselves.

We must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature — or go insane.

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

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'. — Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is ‘elephant’.

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

Movies are a fad. Audiences really want to see live actors on a stage.

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.

Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.

I don’t believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my career. — I don’t believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that I have drawn from my **career**.

Charlie Chaplin Short Biography

Born on 16 April 1889 in London, England, Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, famously known as Charlie Chaplin, was a comedian, director, and one of the most well-known comic actors of all time.

Chaplin had his first hand at being a professional entertainer when he joined a clog dancing act in 1897. Two years later, he earned one of his first stage credits with a small role in Sherlock Holmes.

In 1914, Chaplin appeared in the film Kid Auto Races at Venice, this movie was where his alter ego, known as “the Little Tramp” was born and became a popular character among audiences.

Chaplin’s fame started to skyrocket and he was being sought after by many production companies at the time. At some point he started working for Mutual Company Film Corporation and was offered $670,000 per year.

Chaplin had begun working as both star and director in his films such as “The Kid,” performing alongside a young Jackie Coogan, which premiered in 1921.

Charlie Chaplin is considered a universal icon, known all over the world by every generation. He is also on Time Magazine’s list of “100 Most Important People of the 20th Century.” (Source)

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