"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot." ― Charlie Chaplin Topic(s): Life Tags: tragedy More From Charlie Chaplin "I am at peace with God. My conflict is with Man." "Why should poetry have to make sense?" "A tramp, a gentleman, a poet, a dreamer, a lonely fellow, always hopeful of romance and adventure." More In Life "Our life is frittered away by detail… simplify, simplify."― Henry David Thoreau "There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."― Oscar Wilde "It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project."― Napoleon Hill