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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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It is no use crying over spilt milk.

過ぎ去ったことを嘆いてもしょうがない。

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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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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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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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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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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、金持ちに、そして賢くする。

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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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There is a skeleton in every closet.

どんな家にも内輪の悩みはあるものだ。

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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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Don't cross a bridge till you come to it.

橋の所へこないうちに橋を渡るな。

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

早起きは三文の徳。

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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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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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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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 fool's bolt is soon shot.

愚者はすぐ奥の手を出し行き詰まる。

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A little learning is a dangerous thing.

少しばかりの学問は危険なもの。

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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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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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As you sow, so will you reap.

種をまくように刈り入れることになる。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rome wasn't built in a day.

ローマは、一日にして建設されたものではない。

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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

やってしまったことは元に戻らない。

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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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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.

意志あるところには道がある。

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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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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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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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Least said, soonest mended.

口数が少ないほど、訂正も早くできる。

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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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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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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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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 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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