Platitudes Quotes

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

Many will call me an adventurer - and that I am, only one of a different sort: one of those who risks his skin to prove his platitudes.

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.

Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes. Platitudes are there because they are true.

We shall reach greater and greater platitudes of achievment.

Literature is the orchestration of platitudes.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?

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

It is becoming clear that the old platitudes can no longer be maintained, and that if we wish to improve our morals we must first improve our knowledge.

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.