#platitude

The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

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The man who has the courage of his platitudes is always a successful man. ↗

— Van Wyck Brooks

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In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

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Literature is the orchestration of platitudes. ↗

— Thornton Wilder

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I find talking about acting very boring, having to come out with platitudes about how terribly nice everyone is. I would much rather just do it. ↗

— Penelope Wilton

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Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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