Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Con el tiempo y una caña, todo se alcanza.»
Word for word
With time and a rod, everything is reached.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: With time and patience, anything is possible.
Encourages persistence, especially in difficult or slow pursuits. It suggests that given enough time and effort, goals can be achieved.
Hear it in a sentence
No te rindas con el proyecto; con el tiempo y una caña, todo se alcanza.
Don't give up on the project; with time and a rod, everything is reached.
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.