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Nothing venture, nothing have.

何の冒険もしないなら、何も得られない。

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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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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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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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To err is human, to forgive divine.

間違いをするのが人間で、許すのは神だ。

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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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He that cannot ask cannot live.

人にものを聞くことができないものは生きることもできない。

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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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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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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

なされたことは元通りにはならない。

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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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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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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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Speak of the devil and he is sure to appear.

悪魔のことを話せば悪魔が現れる。

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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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What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb.

すずめ百まで踊り忘れず。

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

意志があるところに道は開ける。

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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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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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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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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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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できても、水を飲ませることはできない。

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A jack of all trades is a master of none.

あらゆる職業に手を出す者は何の熟練工にもなれない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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 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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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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