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

朝起きは三文の徳。

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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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