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Absence makes the heart grow fonder.

会わないでいると人の心はいっそう愛情が深くなる。

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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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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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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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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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A man is as old as he feels and a woman as old as she looks.

男の年は気持ちで決まり、女の年は容貌で決まる。

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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

お菓子を持っていたり同時に食べたりはできない。

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Every cock crows on his own dunghill.

人はだれでもお山の大将になれる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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All that glitters is not gold.

輝くものすべてが金とは限らない。

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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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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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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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It's never too late to make amends.

過ちては改むるに憚ることなかれ。

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To err is human, to forgive divine.

あやまちを犯すのは人の常、ゆるすのは神。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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His bark is worse than his bite.

彼は口やかましいが本心は悪くない。

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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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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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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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