Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«A la larga, todo se sabe.»
Word for word
In the long run, everything is known.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The truth will out in the end.
Said when someone tries to hide something, implying that eventually the truth will come to light. It emphasizes that time reveals all.
Hear it in a sentence
No te preocupes por las mentiras que dicen; a la larga, todo se sabe.
Don't worry about the lies they're telling; in the long run, everything is known.
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.