Nothing is permanent in this wicked world. Not even our troubles.

The line expresses a stoic, consolatory outlook: in a world that can feel harsh or “wicked,” suffering still has a built‑in limit because change is inevitable. By pairing the grand claim “Nothing is permanent” with the intimate “Not even our troubles,” it reframes hardship as temporary rather than defining. The sentiment encourages endurance and perspective—pain is real, but it is not the final state. Attributed to Chaplin, it also fits the moral logic often associated with his screen persona: comedy and compassion as ways of surviving adversity, and hope as a counterweight to social cruelty.