Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que no arriesga, un huevo no come.»
Word for word
He who doesn't risk, doesn't eat an egg.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Used to nudge someone who is being overly cautious to take a chance. It's common in casual conversation when encouraging calculated risk.
Hear it in a sentence
El que no arriesga, un huevo no come, así que invierte en ese negocio.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so invest in that business.
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.