Wealth and obscurity cannot equal poverty and fame. (Chinese Proverb)
When you are poor, you will have no visitors even if you live in a crowded city; once you become rich, you'll be surprised by visitors from alleged relatives even if you live in a remote location. (Chinese Proverb)
Who has children cannot long remain poor; who has none cannot long remain rich. (Chinese Proverb)
Covet wealth, and want it; don't, and luck will grant it. (Chinese Proverb)
A satisfied man is happy even if he is poor; a dissatisfied man is sad even if he is rich. (Chinese Proverb)
A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization. (Chinese Proverb)
If you share a man's wealth, try to lessen his misfortune. (Chinese Proverb)
If you are poor, though you dwell in the busy marketplace, no one will inquire about you; if you are rich, though you dwell in the heart of the mountains, you will have distant relatives. (Chinese Proverb)