Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que no sabe es como el que no ve.»
Word for word
He who does not know is like he who does not see.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: The ignorant are like the blind.
Said to emphasize how important knowledge is for navigating life. It suggests that ignorance limits a person just as blindness limits sight.
Hear it in a sentence
Por eso estudio todos los días; el que no sabe es como el que no ve.
That's why I study every day; the ignorant are like the blind.
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.