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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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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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"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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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 friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人の悪事を引き合いに出して自分の悪事の言い訳をすることはできない。

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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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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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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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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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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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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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A house without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

魂なき肉体が人間でないのと同様に、愛なき家庭は決して家庭ではない。

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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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 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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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早起きは三文の徳。

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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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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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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

両方いいようにはできない。

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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できても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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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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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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