*commonplace*

n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whatever, in my reading, occurs concerning this our fellow creature, I do never fail to set it down by way of commonplace. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Commonplace book, a book in which records are made of things to be remembered. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general heads. Felton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]