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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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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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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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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 cannot have your cake and eat it, too.

菓子は食べたら残らない。

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Every Jack must have his Jill.

どんな男にもそれ相当の嫁のきてがあるもの。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Where there's a will, there's a way.

意志の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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.

衣食足りて礼節を知る。

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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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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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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.

錆が鉄を虫食むのと同様に心配は心を虫食む。

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One man's meat is another man's poison.

ある人の食べ物が別の人には毒。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Every cloud has a silver lining.

どんな悪いことにも良い面がある。

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