Platitudes Quotes

67 Platitudes quotes by 61 unique authors

My platitudes don't hold their interest and I can hardly blame them for that. My real stories are all out of date. So what if… — Sara Gruen
As he paid the hansom and followed his wife's long train into the house he took refuge in the comforting platitude that the first six… — Edith Wharton
One likes to think there's something in it, that old platitude amor vincit omnia. But if I've learned one thing in my short sad life,… — Donna Tartt
In face of this modern nihilism, Christians are often lacking in courage. We tend to give the impression that we will hold on to the… — Francis Schaeffer
Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that very well-lit back… — Joan Didion
Base words are uttered only by the base And can for such at once be understood; But noble platitudes — ah, there's a case Where… — Wystan Hugh Auden
They sat quietly together for a few minutes, Joe holding Fiona's hand, Fiona sniffling. No flowery words, no platitudes passed between them. Joe would have… — Jennifer Donnelly
Experience has taught me that the shallowest of communist platitudes contains more of a hierarchy of meaning than contemporary bourgeois profundity. — Walter Benjamin
To me, when I think of New Age, I think of crystals and rainbows and platitudes. — Marianne Williamson
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? — Norman Douglas
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… — Eliot Spitzer
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… — Penelope Wilton
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong — George Norman Douglas
I offer not pity, platitudes, or sympathy; for I respect those I care for far to much to do such things. I offer a shoulder,… — Vladislas Nikilovic
I yearn for nothing more then Complete Conversational Platitudes, A journey smoothie. — Unknown Author
Fear won't let you glide on platitudes and other people's wisdom. Fear brandishes a machete to find your loose threads and weak links. So why… — Shirley
When Catholicism goes bad it becomes the religion of amulets and holy places and priestcraft: Protestantism, in its corresponding decay, becomes a vague mist of… — C.S. Lewis

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