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) - More Chinese Proverbs...
Never judge a reindeer from close by when you got it from a rich man because you may find that some of the antlers are missing. (Finnish Proverb) - More Finnish Proverbs...