Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Cada quien cosecha lo que siembra.»
Word for word
Each person harvests what they sow.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: You reap what you sow.
Used to say that people's actions determine their outcomes. Common in moral lessons and everyday advice.
Hear it in a sentence
Cada quien cosecha lo que siembra; si eres generoso, recibirás generosidad.
You reap what you sow; if you are generous, you will receive generosity.
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.