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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 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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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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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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"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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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 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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日で建設されたものではない。

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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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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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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.

女房の悪さは六十年の不作。

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

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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 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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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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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