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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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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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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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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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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裕福にそして賢明にする。

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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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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

学ぶのに年を取りすぎているということはない。

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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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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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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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He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

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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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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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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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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。

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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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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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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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