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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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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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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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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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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'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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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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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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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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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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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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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When the cat is away, the mice will play.

猫がいなくなるとネズミたちが遊びだす。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日で建設されたものではない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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