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

Quote by Charlie Chaplin

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I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

I'd sooner be called a successful crook than a destitute monarch.

We might as well die as to go on living like this.

We might as well die as to go on living like this.

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

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

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

Dictators free themselves, but they enslave the people.

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby...

I thought I would dress in baggy pants, big shoes, a cane and a derby...

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

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

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

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

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

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

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

A day without laughter is a day wasted.

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much...

That is why, no matter how desperate the predicament is, I am always very much...

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing.

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ...

I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ...

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to...

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to...

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that...

I don't believe that the public knows what it wants; this is the conclusion that...

I am for people. I can't help it.I am for people. I can't help it.

I am for people. I can't help it.I am for people. I can't help it.

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from...

The hate of men will pass, and dictators die, and the power they took from...

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

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

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is...

To help a friend in need is easy, but to give him your time is...

The glamour of it all! New York! America!

The glamour of it all! New York! America!

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It...

I remain just one thing, and one thing only, and that is a clown. It...