ProverbWisdom
Spanish origin
Spanish originAl freír será el reír
Meaning: You'll see who was right when it comes to the result; judge by the outcome.
Literally: When frying will come the laughing
Example: “Dices que tu plan funcionará; al freír será el reír.” — You say your plan will work: the proof of the pudding is in the eating.
Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, and German
English: The proof is in the pudding
French: C'est au pied du mur qu'on voit le maçon (literally: It's at the foot of the wall that you see the mason)
Japanese: 論より証拠 (Ron yori shōko) (literally: Evidence over argument)
German: Probieren geht über Studieren (literally: Trying beats studying)
Origin: Only when the eggs are in the pan do you find out whether they are good. Cervantes has a variant in Don Quixote: al freír de los huevos lo verá, you'll see it when the eggs are fried.
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