The best swimmers are oftenest drowned.
河童の川流れ。
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An ox is captured by the horns, a person is bound by his word.
牛は角により、人は言葉により捕まえられる。
A burnt child fears the fire.
火傷した子は火を怖がる。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
弘法も筆の誤り。
There is no easy road to learning.
学問に王道なし。
Never too much of anything.
過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
猿も木から落ちる。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
ホーマーも時には居眠りをする。
Whom God loves, his bitch brings forth pigs.
神が愛する人には飼い犬から子豚が生まれる。
