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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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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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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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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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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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Two wrongs don't make a right.

他人の悪事を引き合いに出して自分の悪事の言い訳をすることはできない。

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

子宝に恵まれに粗末でも、我が家にまさる所はない。

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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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You can't make an omelet without breaking eggs.

卵を割らなくてはオムレツは作れない。

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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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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少なければ言い直しもたやすい。

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Spare the rod and spoil the child.

鞭を惜しむと子供は駄目になる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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The last straw breaks the camel's back.

最後のわら一本がらくだの背骨を折る。

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

馬を水際まで連れて行くことは出来るが、水を飲ませることは出来ない。

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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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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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Birds of a feather flock together.

同じ色の羽の鳥は共に集まるものだ。

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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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When poverty comes in at the door, love flies out the window.

赤貧戸口に至らば、恋は窓より飛び去る。

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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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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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