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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりで着実なのが競走に勝つ。

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Every cock crows on his own dunghill.

人はだれでもお山の大将になれる。

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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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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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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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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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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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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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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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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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It's a poor workman who blames his tools.

へたな職人は道具に難癖をつける。

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

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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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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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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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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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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