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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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Fine words butter no parsnips.

ただ口先ばかりでは何の役にも立たない。

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

早寝早起きは人を健康で裕福で賢明にする。

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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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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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Well begun is half done.

滑り出しが好調なら事は半ば成就したのに等しい。

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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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Do in Rome as the Romans do.

ローマではローマ人がするようにせよ。

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

ゆりかごの中で覚えたことは墓場まで続く。

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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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Don't cry before you're hurt.

何もされていないうちから文句をいうな。

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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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