Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
otra cosa distinta será
English translation:
is a different story
Spanish term
United States
Organized, Deadline-Oriented, Reliable
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
otra cosa distinta será
buenos resultados y excelentes rendimientos, otra cosa distinta será controlar la dosis que se
toma, y evitar excesos
Note: More than anything, I am looking for a smooth, natural translation that is pleasant to read which captures this idea as it combines the two thoughts......
Proposed translations
is a different story
Management stirs thoughts like planning, organizing, directing and controlling while leadership is quite a different story
Easy to tell yourself, but believing is a whole different story.
however, it will be necessary to
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Z-Translations Translator
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JH Trads
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Argentina
Resourceful, creative, passionate
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
keeping in mind that
Just another option. Good luck!
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
another angle would be
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and reads smoothly IMO
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or even go with the present "is"
Chef and ex-restauranteur
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 2 more.
quite another matter
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Or "It's quite another matter how..."
Spain
A cut above the rest in translation...
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, US, UK) , Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Standard-Spain)
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
as long as
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"[...], otra cosa distinta será controlar la dosis que se toma, y evitar excesos."
"[...], as long as the amount consumed is controlled, and excess avoided."
"[...], <b>otra cosa distinta será</b> controlar la dosis que se toma, y evitar excesos."
"[...], <b>as long as</b> the amount consumed is controlled, and excess avoided."
Reference comments
Spain
Striving for excellence
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
https://www.powerthesaurus.org/another_matter/synonyms
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Cecilia Gowar
: That would be my choice.
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Thank you, Cecilia :-)
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Carol Gullidge
: Nothing wrong with “a different matter”, and “a different matter altogether” sounds perfectly ok as well as more emphatic
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Thank you, Carol :-)
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