Aphorism vs. Platitude — What's the Difference?

An aphorism (from Greek ἀφορισμός: aphorismos, denoting 'delimitation', 'distinction', and 'definition') is a concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle. They are often handed down by tradition from generation to generation.

A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant.

A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage.

A platitude is a trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement, often used as a thought-terminating cliché, aimed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease. The statement may be true, but its meaning has been lost due to its excessive use.Platitudes have been criticized as giving a false impression of wisdom, making it easy to accept falsehoods: A platitude is even worse than a cliché.

A brief statement of a scientific principle.

A remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.

Lack of originality; triteness

To speak or write aphorisms.

(countable) An often-quoted saying that is supposed to be meaningful but has become unoriginal or hackneyed through overuse; a cliché.

A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.

(countable) A claim that is trivially true, to the point of being uninteresting.

A short pithy instructive saying

(uncountable) Flatness; lack of change, activity, or deviation.

(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.

The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.

A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a truism; a commonplace.

A trite or obvious remark