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A man is known by the company he keeps.

付き合う仲間を見れば、その人がわかる。

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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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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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Short accounts make long friends.

貸借の期間が短ければ交友期間は長い。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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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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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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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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