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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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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'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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりで着実なのが競走に勝つ。

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

両方いいようにはできない。

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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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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

すんでしまったことをいつまでもくよくよしても始まらない。

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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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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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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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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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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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The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

プディングのうまいまずいは食べてみてから。

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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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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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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 friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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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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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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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裕福にそして賢明にする。

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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなければオムレツは作れない。

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A fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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

いかに粗末であろうとも我が家に勝る所はない。

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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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