In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.

In modern life nothing produces such an effect as a good platitude. It makes the whole world kin.

在现代生活中，没有什么比一句好的陈词滥调更能产生效果了。它使整个世界亲如一家。

-- Oscar Wilde 奥斯卡·王尔德