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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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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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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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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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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分が人からしてもらいたいと思うことは人にもせよ。

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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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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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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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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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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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