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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人の悪事を引き合いに出して自分の悪事の言い訳をすることはできない。

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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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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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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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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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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 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出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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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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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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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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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 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 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'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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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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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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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.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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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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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は教えられない。

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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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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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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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