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鉄は熱いうちに打て Strike while the iron is hot.

ローマは一日にして成らず Rome was not built in a day.

情けは人のためならず One good turn deserves another.

転石こけを生ぜず A rolling stone gathers no moss.

案ずるより産むがやすし All things are difficult before they are easy.

針小棒大 Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.

正直の頭に神宿る Honesty is the best policy.

六十の手習い It's never too late to learn.

精神一到何ごとか成らざらん Where there's a will,there's a way.

苦は楽の種 No pain,no gain.

待てば海路の日和あり All things come to those who wait.

不言実行 Actions speak louder than words.

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楽あれば苦あり、苦あれば楽あり Every cloud has a silver lining.

水に流す Forgive and forget.

明日は明日の風が吹く Tomorrow is another day.

よく学びよく遊べ All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

明日の百より今日の五十 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

千里の道も一歩より Learn to walk before you run.

思い立ったが吉日 Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today.

ちりも積もれば山となる Every little helps.

雨垂れ石をうがつ Slow and steady wins the race.

わが家にまさるところなし There's no place like home.

この親にしてこの子あり Like father,like son.

かん難なんじを玉にす Adversity makes a man wise.

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一を聞いて十を知る A word is enough to the wise.

なくて七癖 Every man has his weak side.

命あっての物種 While there is life,there is hope.

十人十色 So many men,so many minds.

弘法にも筆の誤り Even Homer sometimes nods.

捨てる神あれば拾う神あり When one door shuts,another opens.

かん忍は一生の宝 Patience is a virtue.

攻撃は最大の防御 Offense is the best defense.

連帯責任は無責任 Everybody's business is nobody's business.

その子を知らざればその友を見よ A man is known by the company he keeps.

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