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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Do as you would be done by.

自分がしてもらいたいように人にもしなさい。

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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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"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 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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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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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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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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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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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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Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.

早起きは三文の徳。

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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 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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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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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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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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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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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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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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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 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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