Platitudes?

Why do so many of us dislike platitudes? Is it the platitude or is it the person that quotes them?

The following were tossed out by the leader of our institute yesterday:

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Henry Ford

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.

William A. Ward

The amusing thing is that rumors are swirling about him leaving for another institution. Does that make him a captain that doesn't want to go down with the ship?

Despair.com captures the true value of most platitudes in their products:




Images borrowed from despair.com. They know the truth worth of platitudes!