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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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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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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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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、富裕に、賢明にする。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は関わる友によってその人柄が分かる。

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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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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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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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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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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。

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

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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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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Fine words butter no parsnips.

ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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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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One man's meat is another man's poison.

ある人の食べ物が別の人には毒。

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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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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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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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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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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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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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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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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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The danger past and God forgotten.

危険が過ぎると神様は忘れられる。

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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

お菓子を持っていたり同時に食べたりはできない。

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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 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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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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