One man's trash is another man's treasure

Meaning: What one person discards, another may value.

Origin: English proverb reflecting the subjectivity of value.

Translations

• French: Ce qui est poubelle pour l'un est trésor pour l'autre (literally: What is trash for one is treasure for another)
• Spanish: Lo que para uno es basura, para otro es un tesoro (literally: What is trash for one is treasure for another)
• Japanese: 捨てる神あれば拾う神あり (Suteru kami areba hirou kami ari) (literally: If there is a god who throws away, there is a god who picks up)

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