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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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All his geese are swans.

自分のものならガチョウも白鳥に見える。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

ぎりぎりの重荷を負ったラクダはわら1本でも積ませたら参ってしまう。

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He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin.

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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"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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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.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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 fox is not caught twice in the same snare.

何時も柳の下に泥鰌は居らぬ。

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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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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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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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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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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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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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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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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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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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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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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 cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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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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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 man is known by the company he keeps.

人は付き合っている人間でわかる。

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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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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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