In the creation of comedy, it is paradoxical that tragedy stimulates the spirit of ridicule; because ridicule, I suppose is an attitude of defiance: we must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature - or go insane
They cheer me because they all understand me, and they cheer you because no one understands you. - Charlie Chaplin
They cheer me because they all understand me, and they cheer you because no one understands you.
- Charlie Chaplin
My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain. - Charlie Chaplin
My pain may be the reason for somebody's laugh. But my laugh must never be the reason for somebody's pain.
Simplicity is not a simple thing. - Charlie Chaplin
Simplicity is not a simple thing.
Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy. - Charlie Chaplin
Life laughs at you when you are unhappy; Life smiles at you when you are happy; But life salutes you when you make other happy.
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile. - Charlie Chaplin
You'll find that life is still worthwhile, if you just smile.
My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist. - Charlie Chaplin
My prodigious sin was, and still is, being a non-conformist.
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it! - Charlie Chaplin
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain, and play with it!
What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning. - Charlie Chaplin
What do you want a meaning for? Life is a desire, not a meaning.
It isn't the ups and downs that make life difficult; it's the jerks. - Charlie Chaplin
It isn't the ups and downs that make life difficult; it's the jerks.
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