It has often been said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it; however, as with many clichés and trite sayings, the truth of this warning has lost its power over time.
This is not glib; it speaks to a deeper truth, however trite it may be: namely, that one man's villain is invariably another man's hero.
This makes "Abstraction of Destruction," his exhibition at the Gerald Peters Gallery, a strange battle between medium and message, between harsh truths and trite, generic beauty.
Saying so might seem trite, but it's the truth.
Granted, a few shrewd souls (like Katherine Dunn in her 1989 novel, "Geek Love") manage to sidestep the cheap pathos and obvious ironies, but too many others take the bait with the eagerness of a midway mark, giving us variations on certain trite and less-than-urgent truths -- that the dog-faced boy has feelings too, that sometimes clowns are sad.
That might sound trite in cold print or cyberspace, but its truth is reaffirmed daily by strangers who share their stories.
It sounds a little trite, but there's a powerful amount of truth in that, I think".
Regardless of how trite it may seem, it's still the truth.
The Houston dancers do it efficiently and cheerfully, but in truth it makes them look not good but trite.
There is some truth in both suggestions, but Gilmour is wary of trite conclusions.
