Do you think it's ok to say " Success is in the eyes of the beholders ."?
We all know this saying that goes like ，“ Beauty is in the eyes of the beholders . "
so can i make a variation of this saying to make up something like , " Success is in the eyes of the beholders ."? Does it sound weird ? What i'm trying to say is that everybody defines success differently .
Thanks a lot ,

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Do you think it's ok to say " Success is in the eyes of the beholders ."?
We all know this saying that goes like ，“ Beauty is in the eyes of the beholders . " 
so can i make a variation of this saying to make up something like , "  Success is in the eyes of the beholders ."? Does it sound weird ? What i'm trying to say is that everybody defines success differently .
Thanks a lot ,

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The saying is "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." (not "eyes of the beholders")

I don't think substituting "success" for "beauty" works, because success isn't something that you easily see. People would understand it, but it would be weird.

Your other sentence is well-known and perfect. "Everybody defines success differently" works because defining something uses the mind not the eye.

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Well I don't have sure if your saying " Success is in the eyes of the beholders" sounds weird, but I know a quote that says almost the same thing:

"The thermometer of success is only the envy of the discontented".  Dali, Salvador

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It would sound better to say success is in the eye of the beholder. It still would mean what you are wanting to say.

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