Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
1840s, Essays: First Series (1841), Circles
Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882) American philosopher, essayist, and poet
1840s, Essays: First Series (1841), Circles
“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
“One
man’s “ugly” is another man’s “beautiful.”
Sherry Argov (1977) American writer
Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl—A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
“One man's pornography is another man's theology.”
Clive Barker (1952) author, film director and visual artist
“One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.”
Ogden Nash (1902–1971) American poet
"A Clean Conscience Never Relaxes"
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1938)
Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) American writer and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, known for his works of science fiction …
Source: The Foundation series (1951–1993), Second Foundation (1953), Chapter 8 “Seldon’s Plan”; in part II, “Search by the Foundation” originally published as “—And Now You Don’t” in Astounding (November and December 1949 and January 1950)
“One man's theology is another man's belly laugh.”
Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American science fiction author
“1: One man's constant is another man's variable.”
Alan Perlis Epigrams on Programming
Epigrams on Programming, 1982