Popularity is the small change of glory.
More French Proverbs:
A sin that is hidden is half forgiven.French
Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.
French
People who have bread to eat do not appreciate the severity of a famine.
French
The stable wears out a horse more than the road.
French
He is a very bad manager of honey who leaves nothing to lick off his fingers.
French
Many are esteemed, only because they are not known.
French