[Wiser now]

I remember hearing the same cliches in every commencement speech I have ever heard. Every one of them.
There is a reason they are called cliches. And platitudes.

[RummyChick]

I have used all three of those phrases.

Now if they are so common to be used in that exact why you should be able to find hundreds and hundreds of references on the internet IN THE EXACT WORD STRUCTURE