What is the word to describe a small saying that doesn't say anything too useful? [closed]

I was thinking of the word platitude, and I thought of aristoteles because of the "plato"-like sounding thing even though apparently it comes from French. Thanks...

Solution 1:

Are you thinking of a platitude?

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

From Wikipedia:

A platitude is a trite, meaningless, biased, or prosaic statement, often presented as if it were significant and original. The word derives from plat, the French word for "flat."

Examples:

• "The power of friendship"

• "Go with the flow"

• "Everything happens for a reason"

• "It is what it is!"

• "If it's meant to be, it's meant to be"

• "We need to do what we can do"