Kindness is a convenient thing at times, my dear.
— Monsieur Henri Verdoux (Charlie Chaplin)
5 seconds sound clip from the Monsieur Verdoux movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:48:40 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- The old story - from rags to riches.
- After I saw you, my luck changed. I met a munition manufacturer.
- Ah! That's the business I should have been in.
- Yes. It'll be paying big dividends soon.
- It's nice seeing you again. You'll never realize what your kindness meant to me.
- Kindness is a convenient thing at times, my dear.
- Oh, but tell me about yourself.
- I much prefer to talk about something pleasant. You, for instance...
- And this friend of yours - what sort of a chap is he?
- In many ways, very kind and generous, but in business, quite ruthless.
- Business is a ruthless business, my dear.
[...]
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