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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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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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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 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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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

費用を受け持つ者に決定権がある。

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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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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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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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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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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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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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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志あるところには道がある。

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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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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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Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

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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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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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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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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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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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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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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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