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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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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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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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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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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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 cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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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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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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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'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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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 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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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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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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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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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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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