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Meanings of trite saying in English

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Usage of trite saying in English
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Books could be written of the truth of this particular trite saying.
From a Girl's Point of View
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A trite saying, and one without even the advantage of being practical.
Johannes cabal the necromancer
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You know the trite saying, I would give my right arm?
Helen of troy
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This may be a trite saying, but it's a timeless truth.
Ebony
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It is a trite saying, that we live in an age of great events.
The American Union Speaker
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That is a trite saying, but it meets the case.
Number Seventeen
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For the trite saying that everything is relative does not forfeit any truth by repetition.
My Second Year of the War
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It is a trite saying-onlytoo frequently true-thatwe are often more foolish than we think.
The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer; Counsels and Maxims
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This is a very trite saying, I know.
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
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The trite saying is still true, "A thing of beauty is a joy forever."
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss
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It is a trite saying that many a gulf, seemingly impassable, has been safely bridged in sleep.
The Price
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The trite saying, "There is no peace for the wicked," is literally and universally true.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue / A Tal...
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A trite saying has my sympathy.
From a Girl's Point of View
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The trite saying, that the world judges of men by success or failure, was fully illustrated in his case.
The Good Time Coming
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It was a trite saying, shut up the cave in your heart and smother or put out the bad spirit.
The Memories of Fifty Years / Containing Brief Biographical Noti...
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The trite saying 'God is Love' is true enough, but it is quite as true to say 'Love is God.'
The Life Everlasting: A Reality of Romance
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