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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは取り返しがつかない。

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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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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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There's many a true word spoken in jest.

冗談に言ったことが本当になる場合がたくさんある。

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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 hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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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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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。

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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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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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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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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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There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.

100里を行く者は99里を半ばとする。

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

早寝早起きは健康と富と賢さのもと。

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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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

お里が知れる。

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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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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 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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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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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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