Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful.

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself.

I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties.

there are many ways to fail. Some reject success. And others do not recognize it when success comes.

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past.

Chaplin was notoriously strict with his sons and rarely gave them spending money.