85 inspirational quotes by Charles Chaplin ’Charlot’.

The fantastic actor left us thousands of famous phrases. Here is a selection of the best ones.

Charles Spencer Chaplinbetter known as Charles Chaplin, is one of the most famous figures of the 20th century. He will always be remembered as one of the first celebrities of cinema.

As the creator of CharlotChaplin stood out for being a comedian who marked an era. For history he leaves us great works such as The Great Dictator o Candlemasfilms that can not be missing in the collection of moviegoers.

85 inspiring quotes by Charles Chaplin

Chaplin was always a great defender of freedoms and fought against Nazism from its origins. While he lived, he left great phrases and reflections to remember.. Phrases about life, philosophical phrases, phrases that, even today, will inspire you.

In the following lines you can find a compilation of Charles Chaplin's best quotes, enjoy them!

1. Seen from close up, life is a tragedy, but seen from afar, it looks like a comedy.

A rhyming phrase. It talks about how complicated life can be sometimes..

2. Life is no longer a joke to me; I don't see the humor in it.

Another phrase with humor, but which speaks of sadness.

3. The worst thing about you is that you refuse to fight, you give up, you keep thinking about illness and death. But there is something as inevitable as death, and that is life!

A positive quote from Charles Chaplin. Seeing things from the dark side is limiting.

4. I believe that faith is a precursor of all our ideas. Without faith, no hypothesis, theory, science or mathematics could ever have evolved.

A famous quote about faith and the evolution of human thought.

5. Life is a play that does not allow rehearsals, so sing, laugh, dance, cry and live intensely every moment of your life... before the curtain comes down and the play ends without applause.

A comparison between life and theater. The first does not have a written script, nor is it rehearsed.

 

6. I believe that faith is an extension of the mind. It is the key that denies the impossible. To deny faith is to refute oneself and the spirit that generates all our creative forces. My faith is in the unknown, in all that reason does not understand.

It speaks of faith and reason.

7. We are all amateurs. Life is so short that there's not enough for more

Life is shortSo you have to enjoy it.

8. At the end of the day, everything is a joke.

Better to make life a joke than to remain anchored in the negative.

9. As a man gets older, he wants to live deeply. A feeling of sad dignity invades his soul, and this is fatal for a comic.

When we feel deeply, we also hold on to sadness.

10. Out of simple common sense I don't believe in God, in any of them

A phrase that expresses Chaplin's opinion about religion.

11. Happiness... does it exist? where? When I was a child I used to complain to my father because I had no toys and he would reply, pointing to his forehead with his index finger: This is the best toy ever created. Everything is here. Therein lies the secret of our happiness.

Chaplin reveals, in his opinion, the secret of happiness.

12. I am in favor of people. I can't help it.

Humans are complicated. But we are human.

13. Dictators liberate themselves but they enslave people.

Charles Chaplin criticizing dictators during the Nazi era.

14. My sin was, and still is, to be a nonconformist.

Chaplin claims to be a sinner because he was not satisfied with little.

15. The bad thing about being old is that you have no way to defend yourself.

Age takes its toll, as Charles Chaplin explains.

16. I'm just, I'm still just one thing: a clown. That puts me on a higher plane than any politician.

Chaplin states that clowns are above politicians.

17. I am not a politician nor do I have political convictions. I am an individual and a believer in freedom. That is all the politics I have

The best political belief is the one that has as its principle the freedom of individuals.

18. Wars, conflicts, everything is business. Numbers sanctify, if you kill a few, you are a criminal, if you kill thousands, you are a hero.

A phrase that made a lot of sense in the time in which Chaplin lived, since he lived in the time of Nazism.

19. I am at peace with God, my conflict is with man.

The human being can be really bad, explains Charles Chaplin.

20. Look Hannah, look up at the sky! The soul of man has been given wings, and is flying towards the rainbow and the light of hope.

A phrase that refers to freedom and hope.

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

A phrase by Charles Chaplin that invites us to reflect on the ego.

 

22. We all want to help each other. Human beings are like that. We want to live for each other's happiness, not for each other's misery.

A Chaplin's phrase that talks about altruism and how human beings help each other.

23. Life is not meaning; life is desire.

We all desire many things in life. Desire is life itself..

24. I have already forgiven almost unforgivable mistakes, tried to replace irreplaceable people and forget unforgettable people.

When you cannot forget those who have hurt you.

25. Smile even if your Heart hurts. Smile even if your heart is broken. Even if there are clouds in the sky you will make it, if you smile despite the fear and pain. Smile and maybe tomorrow you'll see the sun shining for you.

Even if it's bad, you have to smile. Don't let sadness invade you.

26. To really laugh, you must be able to carry your pain, and play with it!

Controlling your pain and emotions is one of the principles of being happy.

27. Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world, turning its back on you, lets you cry.

When you have a positive attitude, the world rolls around you.

28. My pain may be the reason for someone's laughter, but laughter should not be the reason for someone's pain.

A Charles Chaplin quote with some thought-provoking irony.

29. Laughter is a tonic, a relief, a respite that allows pain to be soothed.

Laughter and pain are incompatible.. For that reason it is necessary to laugh often.

30. Never forget to smile, because the day you do not smile, it will be a lost day.

If we are sad all day long, we will feel sad. We must smile.

31. When I began to love myself it seemed to me that emotional distress and suffering are just warning signs that I was living against my own truth. Today, I know, it's all about "authenticity."

Sometimes it's hard to love yourself, but it's the path to well-being.

32. You have to believe in yourself, that's the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage and roaming the streets looking for something to eat to live on, even then, I considered myself the greatest actor in the world. Without absolute self-confidence, one is destined to fail.

Self-confidence is the key to success in every way.

33. Be you, and try to be happy, but above all, be you.

Being yourself is the way to happiness. So be yourself.

34. Look up to the sky, you will never find the rainbow if you are always looking down.

You always have to hold your head up higheven in bad times.

35. I am what I am: an individual, unique and different.

A Chaplin quote about individual differences.

36. There is nothing permanent in this wicked world. Not even our problems

Problems don't last forever, so don't dwell on them.

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

An ironic phrase about the ease of saying things.. The real thing is to do them.

38. Time is the best author: it always finds a perfect ending.

A phrase about patience and waiting. Time heals everything.

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

Chaplin and his aversion to the opulent life.

40. Don't wait for your turn to speak; really listen and you'll be different.

On the importance of listening. Before speaking, you must know how to listen.

41. Learn as if you were going to live your whole life, and live as if you were going to die tomorrow.

Life must be lived with intensitybecause you only live once.

42. To work is to live, and I love to live.

Work is healthWork gives meaning to life. To work is to live.

43. Despair is a narcotic: it induces the mind in indifference.

To be always with the mind in the negative harms us and paralyzes us.

44. Remember, whenever you can bend down and pick nothing up

A philosophical phrase in the style of this famous personage of history.

45. The true creator disdains technique understood as an end and not as a means.

A phrase that speaks about people who have a creative mentality.

 

46. The true meaning of things is found by trying to say the same things with other words.

When you understand something, then you can explain it with other words.

47. Imagination means nothing without doing

To give life to the imagination you have to act. Otherwise, it will remain just a thought.

48. Why does poetry have to make sense?

Poetry is an expression of the soul. A deep expression of its own..

49. I always like to walk in the rain, so no one can see me cry.

Walking in the rain, tears go unnoticed.

50. We think too much, feel too little

We should feel more and think less, says Charles Chaplin.

51. Life is wonderful if you are not afraid of it.

Fear does not allow us to live life with all its intensity.

52. We must have faith in ourselves. Therein lies the secret. Even when I was in the orphanage and roaming the streets looking for something to eat to live on, even then, I considered myself the greatest actor in the world.

You have to believe in yourself because if you don't, you're dead.. We must believe in ourselves even when things go against us.

53. Without absolute self-confidence, one is destined to fail.

A phrase similar to the previous one. Self-confidence leads to success.

54. Without having known misery, it is impossible to know luxury.

We do not value things if we have not suffered enough in this life.

55. The day that man realizes his mistakes, the progress of science will be over.

Human beings tend to make mistakes. It is part of life..

56. Maybe it was you, but it wasn't the right time.

A phrase that exemplifies what we can feel when we love someone but the relationship has not worked out.

57. When I started to love myself, I freed myself from everything that was not good for my health: people, things, situations and everything that pushed me down.

Sometimes, to be happyyou have to change the habits and things that harm you in this life.

58. Einstein said to Chaplin: -What I have always admired about you is that your art is universal; everybody understands and admires you. To which Chaplin replied: "Yours is much more worthy of respect: everyone admires it and practically no one understands it.

A quote from Chaplin on admiration.

59. To fight to live life, to suffer it and to enjoy it...

Life is a constant struggle. But in this struggle is happiness and sadness.

60. If you do not dream, you will never find what is beyond your dreams.

A philosophical phrase that speaks of the importance of setting goals and dreaming.

61. This is a ruthless world and you have to be ruthless to survive in it.

A reflection on the individualism that dominates the way we relate to each other.

62. I hate governments, rules and shackles.

Chaplin declared himself an ideological anarchist.

63. In the end, everything is a gag

Charlie Chaplin compares life to a humorous cartoon, taking the epic out of the life story.

64. More than cunning, we need kindness

Lack of ethics produces deep crises

65. You will discover that life is worthwhile if you smile

Something as simple as smiling can make all the difference.

66. To really laugh, you must be able to take your pain out of you and play with it

Distancing ourselves from personal dramas makes us stronger.

67. Simplicity is something difficult to achieve

Paradoxically, simplicity is a challenge if you want to achieve it.

68. Life greets you when you make others happy.

Sharing happiness has a positive effect on oneself.

69. If I don't write every day, I feel I don't deserve my food.

Charlot talks about his need for self-improvement and productivity.

70. The true character of a man appears when he is drunk.

Disinhibition can bring out honesty.

71. Life is a magnificent thing, even for a jellyfish.

The advantages of life are expressed even in the simplest forms of life.

72. The essence of a great actor is that he loves himself by acting.

Chaplin reflects on the sensations that characterize actors.

73. I don't think the audience knows what it wants

A reflection on the role of the spectator in the work of actors, directors and screenwriters.

74. The mirror is my best friend, because it never laughs when I cry.

Another of Charlie Chaplin's phrases with tragic lyricism.

75. All I need to make humor is a park, a policeman and a beautiful woman.

A gag requires a few simple ingredients.

76. I believe in the power of laughter and tears as an antidote to hatred and terror.

The most basic emotions can serve to unite everyone.

77. Cinema is a fashion, the public prefers to see actors on stage.

A phrase of Chaplin's that in retrospect is comical.

78. I have a lot of problems, but my lips don't know it because I always smile.

A positive attitude can make all the difference.

79. That's what we are: amateurs. We don't live long enough to be something more

Rehearsing through life is not enough to master it.

80. Be more concerned with your conscience than with your reputation; for the former is what you are, and the latter is what others think you are.

What others think of you is their business.

81. My only enemy is time

A phrase that reflects the eroding power of time.

82. You can always stoop so as not to pick up anything.

Effort is not always rewarded

83. I'm an individual and I believe in freedom; that's all the politics in me

The political ideology of this artist was centered on basic and universal ideas.

84. Life is a desire, not a meaning

Charlot talks about what, for him, characterized life; the lack of meaning.

85. If people know how it's done, the magic appears

A reflection on human potential.