History of an Old Saw

[King Normie]

I am looking for the Origins of the Old Saw -
"One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure"

[Clanad]

My usually dependable sources indicate only that the phrase is an Americanism of recent origin. I suppose not attention has been paid to it since it's readily decipherable as to meaning...

[King Normie]

I Thank Ye, Sir or Ma'am! This is as far as I have been able to get, also! Mighty Glad, though,
that ye took the time to try and help!

[Clanad]

... And for Your Eminence...'Quiet days, fair issue, and long life.' as so says the Bard of Avon...

[King Normie]

Again, I Thank Ye! I am but the King of a very Small Province in the American Southwest,
known to some as Arizona . . . . . certainly
no Powerful Head of State!

[Clanad]

Well, here's me living in the northern Rockies thinking I've finally stumbled across Royalty... but no! Well, I lived in your fair State where the motto is "Yes, but it's a dry heat"...

[Hugh Jorgan]

Just thought you might be interested to know that there is a similar saying in England (northern part anyway) which goes :-

"Where there's muck there's brass !"

[King Normie]

I Thank Ye, Hugh! Sure sounds like the predecessor!

And to Clanad, I say that it Do Rain
in My State, Arizona . . . . but it be
a Dry Rain!