Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La paciencia es la madre de la ciencia.»
Word for word
Patience is the mother of science.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Patience is the mother of science.
Used to stress that patience is essential for learning, research, or achieving anything worthwhile. Common in academic or teaching contexts.
Hear it in a sentence
Para aprender un idioma hay que tener constancia, porque la paciencia es la madre de la ciencia.
To learn a language you need persistence, because patience is the mother of science.
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.