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Time and tide wait for no man. | |
The end crowns the work. The end crowns all. |
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最後に笑う者が最もよく笑う | He laughs best who laughs last. |
Those whom the gods love die young. Whom the gods love die young. The gifted die young. God takes soonest those he loveth best. |
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The die is cast. | |
Offense is the best defense. Attack is the best form of defense. First come, first served. He who makes the first move wins. The early bird gets [catches] the worm. |
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酒は百薬の長 | Wine is the panacea of all ills. Good wine makes good blood. |
猿も木から落ちる = |
Even Homer sometimes nods. Homer nods sometimes. A horse may stumble though it has four legs. |
去る者は日々に |
Out of sight, out of mind. |
Let sleeping dogs lie. Far from Jupiter, far from thunder. Don't ask for trouble. |
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三十六計逃ぐるにしかず | Discretion is the better part of valor. The best thing to do now is to run away. |
山椒は小粒でぴりりと辛い | Within a little head, great wit. A little body often harbors a great soul. |
三度目の正直 | The third time lucky. The third time pays for all. All things thrive at thrice. |
三人寄れば |
Two heads are better than one. |
仕上げが肝心 | All's well that ends well. |
As a man sows, so shall he reap. As you sow, so shall you reap. All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. |
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地獄の |
Money makes the mare to go. Money makes the world go round. Money talks. Money can solve anything. A golden key opens every door. No penny, no pardon. |
Better be an open enemy than a false friend. | |
事実は小説よりも |
Truth is stranger than fiction. Fact is stranger than fiction. |
親しき中にも礼儀あり | A hedge between keeps friendship green. Manners know distance. Politeness is not just for strangers. |
失敗は成功の |
Failure teaches success. |
死人に口なし | Dead men tell no tales. |
Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. Teach your grandmother how to suck eggs. It is not necessary to teach a fish to swim. |
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A devil knows one of its own. Those who hide can find. He that hides can find. Set a thief to catch a theif. An old poacher makes the best keeper. An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper. |
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習慣は第二の天性 | Habit is second nature. |
Many men, many minds. So many men, so many minds. So many men, so many opinions. It takes all sorts to make a world. |
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Soft words win hard hearts. Better bend than break. To a hard anvil, a feather hammer. |
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主人が主人なら家来も家来 = この主人にしてこの家来あり ⇒ この親にしてこの子有り | Like master, like man. |
Who keeps company with the wolf will learn to howl. He who touches pitch shall be defiled. |
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He that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin. | |
Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. | |
Honesty is the best policy. | |
正直者が馬鹿を見る | Honesty is ill for thriving. |
Doing nothing is doing ill. The devil finds work for idle hands. The devil finds work for idle hands to do. The devil finds mischief for idle hands to do. By doing nothing we learn to do ill. An idle brain is the devil's workshop. Idle hands are the devil's workshop. Idleness is the root of all evil. Idleness is the mother of all evil. |
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Even Homer sometimes nods. Homer nods sometimes. |
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冗談から駒が出る = |
Many a true word is spoken in jest. There is many a true word spoken in jest. |
少年老い易く学成り難し | Art is long, life is short. Art is long, time is fleeting. |
知らぬが仏 | Ignorance is bliss. He that knows nothing doubts nothing. |
知らぬは亭主ばかりなり | The husband is always the last to know. |
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Life is but an empty dream. |
人事を尽くして天命を待つ | Do the likeliest, and God will do the best. |
Don't make a mountain out of a molehill. | |
死んだ子の年を数えても無駄だ | It's no use crying over spilt milk. |
死んで |
While there is life, there is hope. |
心配は身の毒/心配すると命が縮まる | Care killed the cat. |
過ぎたるは |
The last drop makes the cup run over. The last straw breaks the camel's back. More than enough is too much. |
すきを与えると魔がさすもの ⇒
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Opportunity makes the thief. |
雀百まで踊り忘れず | What is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave. |
捨てる神あれば拾う神あり | When one door is shut another is opened. |
すべての道はローマに通ず | All roads lead to Rome. |
住めば |
There is no place like home. To every bird his own nest is best. Wherever I hang my hat is home. |
済んだことをくよくよするな | Don't cry over spilt milk. |
済んだことは仕方がない | What is done cannot be undone. |
Where there is a will, there is a way. | |
Haste makes waste. More haste, less speed. |
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A bolt from the blue. | |
背に腹はかえられぬ | Necessity knows no law. Necessity has no law. Close sits my shirt, but closer sits my skin. |
せめてもの頼り = 窮余の一策 | Any port in a storm. |
船頭多くして船山に登る | Many hands make light work. Too many cooks spoil the broth. Too many cooks spoil the soup. |
千里の道も一歩から | The longest journey begins with a single step. He who would climb the ladder must begin at the bottom. |
善は急げ | Good deeds should be done without hesitating. Make no delay in doing what is good. Good deeds should be done quickly. Make hay while the sun shines. ⇒ 日が照っているうちに干草を作れ |
袖振り合うも多生の縁 |
A chance acquaintance is a divine ordinance. |
備え有れば患い無し | Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. Lay up for a rainy day. Lay up against a rainy day. |
損をする者があれば得をする者もある | It's an ill wind that blows nobody any good. |
損して得取れ | Sometimes the best gain is to lose. |