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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

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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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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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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'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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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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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What is done cannot be undone.

なされたことは元通りにはならない。

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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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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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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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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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Love me, love my dog.

私と友達になりたいなら、私の友達とも友達になってくれ。

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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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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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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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Where there's a will, there's a way.

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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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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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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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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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなくてはオムレツは作れない。

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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫がいなくなるとネズミたちが遊びだす。

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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

お菓子を持っていたり同時に食べたりはできない。

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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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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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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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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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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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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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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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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 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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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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