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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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A man is known by the company he keeps.

人は交わる友によってその人物がわかる。

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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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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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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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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は善い召使だが悪い主人だ。

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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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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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You can't take it with you when you die.

死んだらお金はあの世へ持っていけない。

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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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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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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.

朝起きは三文の徳。

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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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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 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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老人に新しいことは無理だ。

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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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He who pays the piper calls the tune.

笛吹きに金を払う者が曲を注文する。

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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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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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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 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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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'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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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

どんなに粗末な家でも我が家にまさるところはない。

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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

年取った犬に新しい芸を仕込めない。

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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは1日でできたのではなかった。

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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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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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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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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.

「転がる石は苔をもつけず」はことわざである。

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

どんなにそまつでも、我が家が一番だ。

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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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As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb.

小羊を盗んで絞首刑になるくらいなら親羊を盗んで絞首刑になるほうがましだ。

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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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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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Well begun is half done.

出だしがよければ半ばやり遂げたようなものだ。

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It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good.

誰にも利益を吹きあたえないような風は悪い風である。

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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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