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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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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.

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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 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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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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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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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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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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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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