ままにならぬが浮き世の習いの英語

If wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

“Every flow has its ebb.”【イディオム・格言的】

It is only a groundless rumour―a baseless rumour.

“Money makes the mare to go”.

You should not waste life wantonly

You should live to some purpose.

No genius can compensate for idleness.

Were there no mediocrities, there would be no geniuses.

He has an unmoved countenance―an imperturbable countenance.

It does not lie in my way,―It lies out of my way,―but it won't be going much out of my way.

Relaxation of mind prevents one from improving in any art.

He has a quick eye for opportunities.

No genius can compensate for idleness.

That is the way of the world.

Not that good horses are wanting, but that connoisseurs of horses are lacking

This is a world where one must have all one's wits about one.

I am heartily sick of the world.

I will never agree to it on any account

Every flood (tide) has its ebb.

the case of the world being peaceful and quiet

I am sick of life―weary of the world.

“The course of true love never did run smooth.”【イディオム・格言的】

Not to do what is right in one's sight, argues a want of courage―（西洋風に言えば）―Do what is right in your sight.

of a condition of living in the world, difficult

A man's life has its ups and downs.

You can not leave even a beggar to his fate.

runaway inflation

to be exposed to the wind

not out of the ordinary

It is impossible to sway the tide of public opinion.