Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar.»
Word for word
He who loves you well, will make you cry.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Those who love you will sometimes make you cry.
Used to explain that true love sometimes involves tough lessons. Said when someone disciplines or corrects a loved one.
Hear it in a sentence
Quien bien te quiere, te hará llorar; por eso mis padres fueron tan estrictos conmigo.
Whoever loves you well will make you cry; that's why my parents were so strict with me.
Why learn dichos?
Proverbs like this one are everywhere in spoken Spanish — dropped mid-conversation, usually just the first half, with the rest left for you to complete. Recognizing them is one of the fastest ways to sound less like a textbook and follow real speech. Every Lingocito edition signs off with the dicho del día, so you meet one a day next to news written at your exact level.