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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分がしてもらいたいように人にもしなさい。

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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日でできたのではなかった。

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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でもこなす者は名人にはなれない。

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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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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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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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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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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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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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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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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.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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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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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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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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