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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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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 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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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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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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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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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.

早寝、早起きは人を健康に、富裕に、賢明にする。

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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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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'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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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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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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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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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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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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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりでも着実にやってゆけば勝負には勝つ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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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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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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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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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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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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