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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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

朝起きは三文の徳。

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

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.

人は付き合っている人間でわかる。

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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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