Life can so easily degenerate into something sordid and vulgar. Let us try to keep it beautiful and dignified.

— Monsieur Henri Verdoux (Charlie Chaplin)

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9 seconds sound clip from the Monsieur Verdoux movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:25:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- Too bad I didn't know that before I met you.

- Well, what do you want?

- Nothing, my dear. Nothing.

- That's unusual.

- I thought you might be pleased to see me, that's all.

- Is that all? The only time I see you is when you want something.

- Lydia, I refuse to quarrel with you. It's too ugly.

- Life can so easily degenerate into something sordid and vulgar. Let us try to keep it beautiful and dignified.

- We're not young anymore. In the sunset of our lives we need companionship, love, tenderness. Most of all, we need each other.

- Ah, Lydia. We've had such beautiful inspiring moments together. And we can have many more.

- I'm getting too old for that nonsense.

- There you go. Age again. I thought I'd cured you of that complex.

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