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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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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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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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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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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人の悪事を引き合いに出して自分の悪事の言い訳をすることはできない。

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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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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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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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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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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 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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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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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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

馬を水際まで連れて行くことはできても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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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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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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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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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。

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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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