Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que guarda, halla.»
¿Cómo se dice «El que guarda, halla» en inglés? He who saves, finds.
Word for word
He who keeps, finds.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: He who saves, finds.
Used to encourage saving and being careful with resources, suggesting that what you save will be useful later.
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Also said as
- El que guarda siempre tiene.
Hear it in a sentence
No gastes todo el sueldo; recuerda que el que guarda, halla.
Don't spend your whole salary; remember that he who saves, finds.
More Spanish sayings
- El que mucho habla, mucho yerra. — Talk too much, and you'll slip up.
- De grano en grano, llena la gallina el buche. — Little by little, one goes far.
- El que parte y reparte se queda con la mejor parte. — The one who divides keeps the best part.
- Habla poco y bien, y serás tenido por alguien. — Speak little and well, and you'll be respected.
- Preguntando se llega a Roma. — He who asks, finds his way.
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