ProverbWisdom
English origin
English originI wept when I was born, and every day shows why.
Meaning: Life's inevitable sufferings validate the infant's instinctive tears at entering existence.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
Equivalents in Spanish
Spanish: Desque nací lloré, y cada día nace por qué (literally: Since I was born I've wept, and every day brings a reason why)
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