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Every cloud has a silver lining.

憂いの反面には喜びがあるものだ。

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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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It's too late to shut the barn door after the horse is stolen.

泥棒を見て縄をなう。

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Slow and steady wins the race.

ゆっくりと着実なのが競争に勝つ。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老いた犬に新しい芸当を教え込むことはできない。

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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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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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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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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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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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Forewarned is forearmed.

あらかじめ警告を受けているのは、あらかじめ武装しているに同じ。

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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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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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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

吠える犬はめったに噛み付く事はない。

Hoeru inu wa mettani kamitsuku koto wanai

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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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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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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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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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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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You cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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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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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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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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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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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

たまごを割らずにオムレツは作れない。

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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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Faint heart never won fair lady.

気の弱い男が美女を得たためしがない。

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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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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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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 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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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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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You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.

馬を水の所まで連れていっても水を飲ませることはできない。

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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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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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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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