Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» One man's meat is another man's poison. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Can both be true? How?
Meat---You may not like something that I like. The phrase, which was first written (or copied) by the Roman poet Lucretius, was appropriated to refer to any situation where two people disagree over something.
Sauce---said to emphasize that if one person is allowed to do something or to behave in a particular way, then another person must be allowed to do that thing or behave in that way, too
It's that old tom? Geez I had no idea. Thank you for the info. So we either have Lucretius to thank for creating it in the first place or documenting it by writing it down. Goodness gracious. Funny how some things last and some don't. Are the ones that last always based on truth? I'm gonna ask.
tom jackson 