Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El dinero se gana con trabajo, no con suerte.»
Word for word
Money is earned with work, not with luck.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Money is earned by work, not luck.
Used to emphasize that financial success comes from effort and discipline rather than chance or gambling.
Hear it in a sentence
No esperes ganar la lotería; el dinero se gana con trabajo, no con suerte.
Don't expect to win the lottery; money is earned by work, not luck.
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.