proverb

quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija

/ˌkjen a ˌbwen ˌaɾbol se aˌrima | ˌbwena ˌsombɾa le koˈbixa/

proverb/ˌkjen a ˌbwen ˌaɾbol se aˌrima | ˌbwena ˌsombɾa le koˈbixa/

it's not what you know but who you know

Literally, “(he) who comes close to a good tree, good shade shelters him”.

quien a buen árbol se arrima, buena sombra le cobija — Spanish Dictionary | Passage