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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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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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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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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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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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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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What is done cannot be undone.

いったんしたことは元どおりにならない。

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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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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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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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You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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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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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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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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Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

結婚前は両眼を大きく見開いておれ、その後は、その半ばを閉じよ。

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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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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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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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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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Barking dogs seldom bite.

よく吠える犬はめったにかみつかない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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You can't teach an old dog new tricks.

旧弊な人は新しい事になじめない。

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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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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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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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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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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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The shepherd, even when he become a gentleman, smells of the lamb.

お里が知れる。

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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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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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