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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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

たとえどんなに粗末であろうと、我が家ほどよいところはない。

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

意志のあるところには道がある。

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

いかに粗末であろうとも我が家に勝る所はない。

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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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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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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

費用を受け持つ者に決定権がある。

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

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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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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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 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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