Who said “Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.”?

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Aldous Huxley. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceJesting Pilate (1926)

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Huxley, A. (n.d.). Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34834-proverbs-are-always-platitudes-until-you-have-personally/

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Huxley, Aldous. “Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34834-proverbs-are-always-platitudes-until-you-have-personally/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Huxley, Aldous. “Proverbs are always platitudes until you have personally experienced the truth of them.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/34834-proverbs-are-always-platitudes-until-you-have-personally/.

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