la malheur des uns fait parfois le bonheur des autres
English translation: one man's sunset is another man's dawn
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misfortune to some could be fortunate to others Explanation: That's what I can think of. At least there's no bodies there. |
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peer agreement (net): +1One man's garbage is another man's treasure. Explanation: one man's garbage is another man's art beauty is in the eye of the beholder Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. One man's garbage is another man's treasure. de gustibus non disputandum est What is play to one is death to another -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-01-13 02:30:11 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I just remembered a more alliterative version: one man\'s trash is another man\'s treasure. I knew there was something off about that version I put up to begin wih! Google searches for proverbs |
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peer agreement (net): +3one man's... Explanation: One man's loss is another man's gain one man's blessing is another man's curse one man's fear is another man's fate one man's destiny is another man's disaster one man's beast is another man's feast....OK, OK, I know you said "nothing about meat, animals or killing..."..couldn't help it! I guess it's getting late here too...;-) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-01-13 03:10:09 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- One Man\'s Sunset is another Man\'s Dawn. -- Fievel Mouskawitz http://proverb.taiwanonline.org/display.php?alphabet=O&row=2... Try a Google search on "one man's" +"is another man's"...incredible what results you'll get! |
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