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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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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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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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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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A little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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 lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

ガラスの家に住む人は石を投げるべきではない。

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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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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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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 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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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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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

朝起きは三文の徳。

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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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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

学ぶのに年を取りすぎているということはない。

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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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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

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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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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼のほえるのはかむのよりひどい。

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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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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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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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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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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 get blood out of a stone.

石から血を取り出すことはできない。

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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマではローマ人がするようにせよ。

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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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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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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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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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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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Well begun is half done.

始まりがうまければ半ばうまくいったもおなじ。

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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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