Where does the phrase don't cry over spilt milk come from?

Question

Where does the phrase don't cry over spilt milk come from?

Answer 1

Dont know where its from but it means: It doesn’t do any good to be unhappy about something that has already happened or that can’t be helped.

Answer 2

a financially struggling mother

Answer 3

I found this 'DON'T CRY OVER SPILLED MILK - "Don't get upset over something that went wrong when there's no remedy for it. The proverb was listed in James Howell's book of proverbs in 1659. First attested in the United States in the 'Papers of Henry Laurens' (1757). The proverb is found in varying forms." From "Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings" by Gregory Y. Titelman (Random House, New York, 1996).'

Answer 4

why would anyone cry if they spilt milk ?