Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien no arriesga, no gana.»
Word for word
He who does not risk does not win.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Encouragement to take the leap — nothing good comes without daring.
Also said as
- El que no arriesga, un huevo no come.
Hear it in a sentence
Envió su novela a diez editoriales sin miedo: quien no arriesga, no gana.
She fearlessly sent her novel to ten publishers — nothing ventured, nothing gained.
More Spanish sayings
- El que algo quiere, algo le cuesta. — Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
- La práctica hace al maestro. — Practice makes perfect.
- Cuando menos te lo esperas, salta la liebre. — Opportunity comes when you least expect it.
- La salud no es todo, pero sin ella todo es nada. — Health is not everything, but without it, everything is nothing.
- Escarmentar en cabeza ajena. — Learn from others' mistakes.
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 level.