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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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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 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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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 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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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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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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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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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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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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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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちを改むるにはばかることなかれ。

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He laughs best who laughs last.

早まって喜ぶな、最後に笑える者が勝ち。

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

お里が知れる。

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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 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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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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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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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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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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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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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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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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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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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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A friend in need is a friend indeed.

まさかのときの友こそ真の友。

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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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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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Love me, love my dog.

私と友達になりたいなら、私の友達とも友達になってくれ。

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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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