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

意志あるところには道がある。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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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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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

両方いいようにはできない。

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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

こわれやすいガラス張りの家に住む者は石を投げてはいけない。

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A penny saved is a penny earned.

1ペニーの節約は1ペニーの儲け。

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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

費用を受け持つ者に決定権がある。

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

会わないでいると人の心はいっそう愛情が深くなる。

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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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

早起きは三文の徳。

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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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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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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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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 man is known by the company he keeps.

人は関わる友によってその人柄が分かる。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

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

意志のあるところには道がある。

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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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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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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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He that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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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 is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら1本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。

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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分が人からしてもらいたいと思うことは人にもせよ。

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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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