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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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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志あるところには道がある。

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A sound mind dwells in a sound body.

健全な精神は健全な肉体に宿る。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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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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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 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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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What is done cannot be undone.

なされたことは元通りにはならない。

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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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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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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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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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