Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Quien no se equivoca, no aprende.»
Word for word
He who does not make mistakes, does not learn.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: He who makes no mistakes learns nothing.
Used to encourage people to take risks and not fear failure. It stresses that mistakes are a necessary part of the learning process.
Hear it in a sentence
Inténtalo otra vez; quien no se equivoca, no aprende.
Try it again; he who makes no mistakes learns nothing.
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.