旅は道連れ。
/ 旅の途中でのよい道連れこそ何よりの近道。 - オリヴァー［オリバー］・ゴールドスミス (1728 - 74): 『ウェイクフィールドの牧師［ウェークフィールドの牧師］』
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Good company makes the road shorter.
/ Good company on the road is the shortest cut. - Oliver Goldsmith (1728 - 74): The Vicar of Wakefield
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