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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

付き合う仲間を見れば、その人がわかる。

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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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で裕福で賢明にする。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.

女房の悪さは六十年の不作。

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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 get blood out of a stone.

石から血を取り出すことはできない。

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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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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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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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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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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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