Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Las cosas de palacio van despacio.»
Word for word
Palace matters go slowly.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Official matters move slowly.
Used to explain why bureaucratic or official processes take so long. Very common when dealing with government offices or paperwork.
Hear it in a sentence
No te impacientes con el trámite; ya sabes que las cosas de palacio van despacio.
Don't get impatient with the paperwork; you know that palace matters go slowly.
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.