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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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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。

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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 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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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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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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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 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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Do as you would be done by.

自分が人からしてもらいたいと思うことは人にもせよ。

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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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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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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.

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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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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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 have your cake and eat it too.

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でもこなす者は名人にはなれない。

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