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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The danger past and God forgotten.

危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。

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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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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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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.

早寝早起きは人を健康に裕福にそして賢明にする。

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Every Jack must have his Jill.

どんな男にもそれ相当の嫁のきてがあるもの。

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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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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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