Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«A la larga, la paciencia tiene su recompensa.»
Word for word
In the long run, patience has its reward.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: In the long run, patience is rewarded.
Used to motivate someone who has been patiently working toward something and hasn't yet seen results.
Hear it in a sentence
Sigue estudiando; a la larga, la paciencia tiene su recompensa.
Keep studying; in the long run, patience is rewarded.
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.