One man's justice is another's injustice; one man's beauty another's ugliness; one man's wisdom another's folly.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Values like justice and beauty differ between people. One person's truth may be another's error.
- In plain terms
- What is right for one person may be wrong for another.
- What can you take from it?
- Accept that others see things differently.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you disagree on justice?
- How do you handle differences?
Another view
Some truths are objective and not subjective.
More from Ralph Waldo Emerson
Beware when the great God lets loose a thinker on this planet.
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