Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«El que no sabe es como el que no ve.»
¿Cómo se dice «El que no sabe es como el que no ve» en inglés? The ignorant are like the blind.
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.
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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.
More Spanish sayings
- Ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente. — Out of sight, out of mind.
- Más vale saber que haber. — Knowledge is better than wealth.
- En el país de los ciegos, el tuerto es rey. — In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
- Nadie nace sabiendo. — Nobody is born knowing everything.
- El dinero no crece en los árboles. — Money doesn't grow on trees.
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