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Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

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A great man will be remembered for his achievements.

虎は死して皮を留め、人は死して名を残す。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマではローマ人がするようにせよ。

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Fine words butter no parsnips.

ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

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Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

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The danger past and God forgotten.

危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。

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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は付き合っている人間でわかる。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりでも着実にやってゆけば勝負には勝つ。

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

勉強ばかりで遊ばないと子供はだめになる。

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A sound mind dwells in a sound body.

健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る。

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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼のほえるのはかむのよりひどい。

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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でも屋は何でも中途半端。

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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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Every Jack must have his Jill.

どんな男にもそれ相当の嫁のきてがあるもの。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝、早起きは人を健康に、富裕に、賢明にする。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

すんでしまったことをいつまでもくよくよしても始まらない。

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。

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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

どんなに貧しくてとも我が家に優るところはない。

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It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

泥棒を見て縄をなう。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝早起きは人を健康で裕福で賢明にする。

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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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You cannot get blood out of a stone.

石から血を取り出すことはできない。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

朝起きは三文の徳。

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A little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早寝早起きは人を健康に、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

何時も柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

プディングのうまいまずいは食べてみてから。

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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