Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La sabiduría no se compra en la tienda.»
Word for word
Wisdom is not bought in the store.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Wisdom cannot be bought.
Used to remind someone that true wisdom comes from experience and reflection, not from money or possessions. Common in advice about life.
Hear it in a sentence
Por más rico que seas, la sabiduría no se compra en la tienda.
No matter how rich you are, wisdom cannot be bought.
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.