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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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A house without love is no more a home than a body without a soul is a man.

魂なき肉体が人間でないのと同様に、愛なき家庭は決して家庭ではない。

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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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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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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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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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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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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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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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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日でできたのではなかった。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなくてはオムレツは作れない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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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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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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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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