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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours.

あなたが私の背中をかいてくれれば、私もあなたの背中をかきます。

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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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Money is a good servant, but a bad master.

金は使っても使われるな。

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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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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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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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He who touches pitch shall be defiled therewith.

朱に交われば赤くなる。

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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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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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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裕福にそして賢明にする。

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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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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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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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The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.

心熱けれど肉体は弱し。

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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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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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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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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 cannot teach an old dog new tricks.

老犬に新しい芸は仕込めない。

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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The greatest hate springs from the greatest love.

かわいさ余って憎さ百倍。

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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 woman's mind and winter wind change oft.

女心と冬の風はしばしば変わる。

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