“One man's fish is another man's poisson.”

“One man's justice is another's injustice; one man's beauty another's ugliness; one man's wisdom another's folly.”

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet

“Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring.”

Desmond Tutu (1931) South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner

“Give a man a fish, and you'll feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll buy a funny hat. Talk to a hungry man about fish, and you're a consultant.”

Scott Adams (1957) cartoonist, writer

“Sell a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will put you out of a job.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

“if you give a man a fish he'll eat for a day, if you teach a man to fish he'll eat all the fish you may have caught for yourself”

Meg Cabot book Darkest Hour

“Catch a man a fish, and you can sell it to him. Teach a man to fish, and you ruin a wonderful business opportunity”

Karl Marx (1818–1883) German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist

“Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a man a sub-prime fish loan and you're in business, buddy.”

Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor

“One man's mistake is another man's opportunity.”

Steven Brust (1955) American fantasy and science fiction author

“One man's faith is another man's delusion”

Anthony Storr (1920–2001) English psychiatrist