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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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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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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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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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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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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 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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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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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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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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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"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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は関わる友によってその人柄が分かる。

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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。

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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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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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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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