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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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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマはローマ人のするようにせよ。

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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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A fool and his money are soon parted.

愚か者の金はすぐにその手を離れる。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

オムレツを作るには卵を割らなくてはならない。

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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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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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It is never too late to learn.

決して学ぶのに遅すぎるということはない。

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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 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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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなければオムレツは作れない。

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

いかに粗末であろうとも我が家に勝る所はない。

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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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Better wear out shoes than sheets.

すり減らすのはシーツではなく靴にしろ。

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

付き合う仲間を見れば、その人がわかる。

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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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When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫がいなくなるとネズミたちが遊びだす。

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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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Well begun is half done.

始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。

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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

お菓子を持っていたり同時に食べたりはできない。

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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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He laughs best who laughs last.

早まって喜ぶな、最後に笑える者が勝ち。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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One man's meat is another man's poison.

ある人の食べ物が別の人には毒。

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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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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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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

「転がる石は苔をもつけず」はことわざである。

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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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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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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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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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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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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。

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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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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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