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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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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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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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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出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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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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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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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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 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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A house without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

魂なき肉体が人間でないのと同様に、愛なき家庭は決して家庭ではない。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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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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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 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 fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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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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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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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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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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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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Short accounts make long friends.

貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。

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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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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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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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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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