Cantinflas's most famous lines
The top 3 according to 18 votes from people: How did you say he said that you said? · There are moments in life that are truly momentary. · It's neither one thing nor the other, but quite the opposite.. (Updated Apr 12, 2022.)
Lines by Mario Moreno «Cantinflas» (1911-1993), the comedian who talked so much without saying anything that the Spanish Royal Academy added the verb «cantinflear». The ones most repeated in the press and in collections from his films.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 10
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How did you say he said that you said?
His way of tangling any conversation.
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There are moments in life that are truly momentary.
One of his most quoted reflections, pure «cantinfleo».
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3
It's neither one thing nor the other, but quite the opposite.
The perfect example of talking a lot without saying anything.
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4
Told you so, pal!
The line he used to make it clear he was right; one of his favourites.
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5
I love, you love, he loves, we love, you all love, they love. If only it were reality and not a conjugation.
His grammar lesson with a message.
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6
If a sacrifice is needed… I'll give up my share and take yours.
Generosity, Cantinflas style.
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I'm here because I'm nowhere.
Cantinflas logic at its finest.
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8
The world should laugh more, but after it has eaten.
His recipe for happiness, with feet on the ground.
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9
We are in an era in which man, scientifically and technologically, is a giant. But morally he is a pygmy.
From the speech before the world assembly in "Your Excellency" (1967).
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10
There must be something wrong with work, or the rich would have grabbed it all already.
One of the lines most often shared under his name.
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There's the detail.
His most famous catchphrase, title of his 1940 film, the one that made him a star.
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Comments (1)
Falta la del discurso de «Su Excelencia», la del gigante y el pigmeo. Esa es la más profunda.