Quotes by Charlie Chaplin

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


A day without laughter is a day wasted.


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


I went into the business for the money, and the art grew out of it. If people are disillusioned by that remark, I can't help it. It's the truth.


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


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


Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.


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.


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


This is a ruthless world and one must be ruthless to cope with it.