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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

オムレツを作るには卵を割らなくてはならない。

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

どんなに貧しくてとも我が家に優るところはない。

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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裕福にそして賢明にする。

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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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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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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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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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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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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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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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All his geese are swans.

自分のものならガチョウも白鳥に見える。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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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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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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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どの雲にも銀の裏地がついている。

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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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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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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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