Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Es mejor esperar sentado que correr y cansarse.»
Word for word
It is better to wait seated than to run and get tired.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Better to wait seated than run and tire out.
Said to advise someone not to act hastily when patience would be more effective than frantic effort.
Hear it in a sentence
No te apresures con esa decisión; es mejor esperar sentado que correr y cansarse.
Don't rush that decision; it's better to wait seated than to run and tire out.
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.