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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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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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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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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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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 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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Do as you would be done by.

自分がしてもらいたいように人にもしなさい。

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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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

どんなに貧しくてとも我が家に優るところはない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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 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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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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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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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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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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