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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #adage #aphorism #banality #cliche #meaninglessness #platitude #proverb #receivedwisdom #saw #saying #truism
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #adage #aphorism #banality #cliche #meaninglessness #platitude #proverb #receivedwisdom #saw #saying #truism
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #adage #aphorism #banality #cliche #meaninglessness #platitude #proverb #receivedwisdom #saw #saying #truism
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
ADAGE, n. A hoary-headed platitude that is kicked along the centuries until nothing is left of it but its clothes. A “saw” which has worn out its teeth on the human understanding.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Adage,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1881-03-05)More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/81811…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #adage #aphorism #banality #cliche #meaninglessness #platitude #proverb #receivedwisdom #saw #saying #truism
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How are you?
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Money doesn't make you happy.
Lack of money makes you unhappy. -
Money doesn't make you happy.
Lack of money makes you unhappy. -
Money doesn't make you happy.
Lack of money makes you unhappy. -
Money doesn't make you happy.
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"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
"Yes, that's a nice #platitude. Pithy but poetic. Has a nice balance. But it's also demonstrably false."
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"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
"Yes, that's a nice #platitude. Pithy but poetic. Has a nice balance. But it's also demonstrably false."
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"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
"Yes, that's a nice #platitude. Pithy but poetic. Has a nice balance. But it's also demonstrably false."
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"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything."
"Yes, that's a nice #platitude. Pithy but poetic. Has a nice balance. But it's also demonstrably false."
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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PLATITUDE. An idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/71571/#quote #quotes #quotation #cliche #commonsense #delusion #platitude #truism #truth #untruth
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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PLATITUDE. An idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/71571/#quote #quotes #quotation #cliche #commonsense #delusion #platitude #truism #truth #untruth
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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PLATITUDE. An idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/71571/#quote #quotes #quotation #cliche #commonsense #delusion #platitude #truism #truth #untruth
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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PLATITUDE. An idea (a) that is admitted to be true by everyone, and (b) that is not true.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/71571/#quote #quotes #quotation #cliche #commonsense #delusion #platitude #truism #truth #untruth
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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EPIGRAM. A platitude with vine-leaves in its hair.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/70428/#quote #quotes #quotation #antiquity #classics #epigram #platitude
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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EPIGRAM. A platitude with vine-leaves in its hair.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/70428/#quote #quotes #quotation #antiquity #classics #epigram #platitude
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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EPIGRAM. A platitude with vine-leaves in its hair.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/70428/#quote #quotes #quotation #antiquity #classics #epigram #platitude
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A quotation from Mencken, H. L.:
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EPIGRAM. A platitude with vine-leaves in its hair.
»Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mencken-hl/70428/#quote #quotes #quotation #antiquity #classics #epigram #platitude
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A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
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“Life is meant to be lived.” Telling that to most of us is as useful as telling a mouse that aluminum is meant to be made into cars.
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https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/57562/#quote #quotation #experience #goodlife #life #living #platitude
