Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Bien está lo que bien acaba.»
Word for word
Well is that which ends well.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: All's well that ends well.
Used to express relief when something turns out fine despite difficulties along the way. Common across the Spanish-speaking world, often said at the end of a stressful situation.
Hear it in a sentence
Después de tantos problemas, bien está lo que bien acaba.
After so many problems, all's well that ends well.
More Spanish sayings
- El amor todo lo puede. — Love conquers all.
- El hombre propone y Dios dispone. — Man proposes, God disposes.
- Las apariencias engañan. — Appearances can be deceiving.
- Quien canta, sus males espanta. — Singing drives away your troubles.
- No es tan fiero el león como lo pintan. — The devil is not as black as he is painted.
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 level.