Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
ホーマーも時には居眠りをする。
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The best swimmers are oftenest drowned.
河童の川流れ。
An ox is captured by the horns, a person is bound by his word.
牛は角により、人は言葉により捕まえられる。
Never too much of anything.
過ぎたるは及ばざるが如し。
Whom God loves, his bitch brings forth pigs.
神が愛する人には飼い犬から子豚が生まれる。
A burnt child fears the fire.
火傷した子は火を怖がる。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
猿も木から落ちる。
There is no easy road to learning.
学問に王道なし。
Even the worthy Homer sometimes nods.
弘法も筆の誤り。
