spanish saying

[alvarofernandez]

Hi everybody,

We have in Spanish a popular saying "cada maestrillo tiene su librillo".

It means that every man (mainly teachers) has his/her own ways to teach or work. The translations I get never match the meaning. Have you got any, please?

[beascarpetta]

each to his own
meaning everyone likes different things

[alvarofernandez]

Thanks, but it is not the idea. The saying means that each person works in a different way and has his/her own method to prepare something or solve a problem.

The translation is very clear, almost linear: Each teacher has his own text book

[Delmobile]

We have a saying that's along the same lines: "When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail."

Kind of a more negative expression of the same idea.

I often hear people say something like, "Well, you know, everybody's got their own way of doing things." [I know this is ungrammatical - I'm reporting what I hear :) ] But that sentiment hasn't reached the level of a proverb. Probably because it is not expressed with a strong image, and in rhyme no less.

[not a teacher]

[Anglika]

We do have a saying: The cobbler to his last - the shoe mender keeps to his last [the shape on which shoes are made]

[alvarofernandez]

Thanks everybody,

The saying with the hammer and the nail is the best one in my opinion.
The Spanish saying is also a bit negative, or better , a bit scornful.
Spanish diminutives can change the meaning of the sentence, here it means the teacher is not gifted , and the textbook, not very good.

Alvaro