Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La experiencia es la madre de la ciencia.»
Word for word
Experience is the mother of science.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Experience is the best teacher.
Said to highlight that practical experience teaches more than theory. Often used when someone learns something through doing rather than studying.
Hear it in a sentence
No importa cuántos libros leas; la experiencia es la madre de la ciencia.
No matter how many books you read; experience is the best teacher.
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.