Wednesday, September 15, 2010

11 Charlie Chaplin Quotes You Can Enjoy In Silence

"A day without laughter is a day wasted"

Yes, this is one of the many Charlie Chaplin quotes. Who doesn't know Sir Charlie Chaplin?

11 charlie chaplin quotes you can enjoy in silence
The English iconic comic actor and film director of the silent film era. The greatest silent movie star who is best known as a wobbling tramp in a raggedy suit, a flexible cane and his small derby hat.

You have enjoyed his movies, from The Tramp to City Lights to Modern Times. Now it is time to enjoy my favorite eleven witty and profound Charlie Chaplin quotes.


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

life, tragedy, comedy

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

believe, public, conclusion, career

"Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease for pain."

laughter, tonic, pain

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

failure, courage, fool

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

permanent, wicked, world, troubles

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

world, cope

"We think too much and feel too little."

think, feel

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

life, desire

"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk."

character, drunk

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

ironies, life, moment

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

peace, god, conflict, man

Friday, September 10, 2010

11 Sayings And Words Of Wisdom About Truth

 “Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.” is a popular truth quote by Sir Winston Churchill.

Since truth for one person may not be truth for another, then what is actually truth?

11 Sayings And Words Of Wisdom About Truth

The truth is, truth is difficult to define. Even though We rely on it almost every moment of every day and it's part of our life.

For philosophers, they categorize it as a study in metaphysics;the study of what is real.

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Anyway, here is my selected 11 sayings and wise words about truth you should read through now.


"All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them." - Galileo Galilei

easy,

"When in doubt, tell the truth." - Mark Twain

doubt

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth." - Marcus Aurelius

opinion, perspective

"You never find yourself until you face the truth." - Pearl Bailey

face, find

"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth. - Oscar Wilde

man, mask

"If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything." - Mark Twain

remember

"Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth." - Buddha

sun, moon

"The truth is not for all men, but only for those who seek it." - Ayn Rand

seek, men

"Fiction reveals truth that reality obscures." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

fiction, reality

"It's not a matter of what is true that counts but a matter of what is perceived to be true." - Henry Kissinger

perceived

"To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth." - Voltaire

respect, dead,


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