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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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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。

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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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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりでも着実にやってゆけば勝負には勝つ。

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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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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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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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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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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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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼のほえるのはかむのよりひどい。

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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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.

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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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're never too old to learn.

学ぶのに年を取りすぎているということはない。

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A woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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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.

ローマはローマ人のするようにせよ。

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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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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 little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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 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 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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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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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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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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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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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.

大きな集団の尻につくより頭になれ。

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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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You're never too old to learn.

どんなに年を取っても学問ができないことはない。

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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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