
We must laugh in the face of our helplessness against the forces of nature -- or go insane. - Charlie Chaplin [Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin] (1889 - 1977)
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自然の力に対する人間の無力さに直面したとき、我々は笑わねばならない――さもないと頭がおかしくなる。 - チャーリー・チャップリン[サー・チャールズ・スペンサー・チャップリン] (1889 - 1977)

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