#platitude

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? ↗

— Norman Douglas

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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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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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We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment. ↗

— Richard J. Daley

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Platitude: an idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense. ↗

— Arthur Hays Sulzberger

#concentrating #generation #ignoring #immense #negative