Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que mucho corre, poco viaja.»
Word for word
He who runs a lot, travels little.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: He who rushes, travels poorly.
Said to remind travelers that rushing through a trip means missing the experience. It's used to encourage slowing down and savoring the journey.
Hear it in a sentence
El que mucho corre, poco viaja; mejor quedémonos un día más en esta ciudad.
He who rushes travels poorly; let's stay one more day in this city.
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.