Platitudes Quotes
Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.
Aldous Huxley (1948). “The collected works of Aldous Huxley”
In Time 12 Jan. 1953
Politics is largely governed by sententious platitudes which are devoid of truth
Bertrand Russell (2014). “Bertrand Russell's Best”, p.66, Routledge
'The Cynic's Word Book' (1906) p. 19
Platitude: a statement that denies by implication what it explicitly affirms.
Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.31, RosettaBooks
Where in this small-talking world can I find A longitude with no platitude?
'The Lady's not for Burning' (1949) act 3
Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.183, University of Georgia Press