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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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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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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマはローマ人のするようにせよ。

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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 jack of all trades is a master of none.

何でも屋は何でも中途半端。

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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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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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Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

どんなにみすぼらしくても、わが家にまさる所はない。

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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマにおいてはローマ人がするようにせよ。

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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志あるところには道がある。

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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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You can't have your cake and eat it too.

ケーキを食べてしかもそのケーキを持っていることはできない。

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Do as you would be done by.

人からして貰いたいように人にもなせ。

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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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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 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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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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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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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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Where there's a will, there's a way.

やる気があれば方法は見つかるもの。

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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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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

すんでしまったことをいつまでもくよくよしても始まらない。

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A bad wife is the shipwreck of her husband.

女房の悪さは六十年の不作。

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Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.

こわれやすいガラス張りの家に住む者は石を投げてはいけない。

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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人が悪い事をしているからといって自分もそうしてよいということにはならない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分が人からしてもらいたいと思うことは人にもせよ。

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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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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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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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