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

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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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、富裕に、賢明にする。

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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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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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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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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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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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できても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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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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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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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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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日で建設されたものではない。

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One man's meat is another man's poison.

ある人の食べ物が別の人には毒。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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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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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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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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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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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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"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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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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