Dicho español · Spanish proverb
«Todo llega para quien sabe esperar.»
Word for word
Everything arrives for the one who knows how to wait.
What it really means
The closest English equivalent: Good things come to those who wait.
Said to encourage patience when someone is anxious about results or waiting for something good. It reassures that patience will be rewarded.
Hear it in a sentence
No te desesperes por el ascenso; todo llega para quien sabe esperar.
Don't despair about the promotion; everything arrives for the one who knows how to wait.
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.