Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«La salud no es todo, pero sin ella todo es nada.»
Word for word
Health is not everything, but without it everything is nothing.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Health is not everything, but without it, everything is nothing.
Used to remind someone that health is the foundation of everything; often said when someone neglects their wellbeing for work or other pursuits.
Hear it in a sentence
La salud no es todo, pero sin ella todo es nada, así que deja de trabajar tanto y descansa.
Health is not everything, but without it everything is nothing, so stop working so much and rest.
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.