Knowing what it means, I can translate it word-for-word in Dutch: van schade wordt men wijs, maar zelden rijk It seems other European languages only include

Knowing what it means, I can translate it word-for-word in Dutch: van schade wordt men wijs, maar zelden rijk It seems other European languages only include the first part in their variant: - Door schade en schande wordt men wijs (dutch, "through harm and shame, one begets wisdom") - Durch Schaden wird man klug (german, "through harm one gets smart") - Dommage rend sage (french, "stupidity breeds wisdom") - Quae nocent, saepe docent (latin, "what hurts often teaches")