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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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.

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

会わないでいると人の心はいっそう愛情が深くなる。

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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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Fine words butter no parsnips.

ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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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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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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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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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 lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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