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American origin1997
American origin1997Turn your wounds into wisdom
Meaning: Our deepest pains and failures can become our greatest teachers and sources of strength.
Who said it? Oprah Winfrey, commencement speech at Wellesley College, 1997
Origin: From Oprah Winfrey's commencement address at Wellesley College on May 30, 1997, in which she shared lessons from her own life. She told the graduates they would be wounded and make mistakes many times, and urged them to turn their wounds into wisdom.
Equivalents in German
German: Durch Schaden wird man klug (literally: Through harm one becomes wise)
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