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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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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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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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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 little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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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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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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 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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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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