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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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A fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

何時も柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

ガラスの家に住む人は石を投げるべきではない。

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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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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

勉強ばかりで遊ばないと子供はだめになる。

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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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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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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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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分がしてもらいたいように人にもしなさい。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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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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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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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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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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