Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Paciencia, que el mundo no se hizo en un día.»
Word for word
Patience, for the world wasn't made in a day.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Patience; Rome wasn't built in a day.
Used to calm someone who is frustrated that a big project or change is taking longer than expected.
Hear it in a sentence
Paciencia, que el mundo no se hizo en un día; la casa estará lista pronto.
Patience; Rome wasn't built in a day; the house will be ready soon.
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.