No man is a prophet in his own country.
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English
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No man is a hero to his valet.
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Familiarity breeds contempt.
Similar proverbs in another language
Latin
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Nemo propheta acceptus est in patria sua.
No prophet is accepted in his own country.
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In patria natus non est propheta vocatus.
He was not born in his own country and was called a prophet.
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Nemo propheta in sua patria.
No one is a prophet in his own country.
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In patria magno non est in honore propheta.
A prophet is not honored in a great country.
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Qua natus fuerit, ibi laudem nullus habebit.
Where he was born, no one will have praise there.
French
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Nul n'est prophète en son pays.
No man is a prophet in his own country.
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Le saint de la ville ne fait pas de miracles.
The town saint doesn't work miracles.
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On n'est jamais grand homme pour son valet de chambre.
You're never a great man for your valet.
German
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Der Prophet gilt nichts in seinem Vaterland.
The prophet counts for nothing in his homeland.
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Niemand ist ein Held vor seinem Kammerdiener.
No one is a hero before his valet.
Czech
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Žádný prorok není vzácen ve vlasti své.
No prophet is rare in his own country.
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Žádný není doma prorokem.
No one is a prophet at home.