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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 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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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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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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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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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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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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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 cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でもこなす者は名人にはなれない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

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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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