Aku ruo ulo amalu onye kpatara ya

When wealth reaches home, the wealthy person will be known.

What it means
Wealth that stays hidden might as well not exist. What earns a person recognition is not the size of a private fortune but what it visibly does for their household and community.
Igbo · West Africa
Source and context
From: Igbo, West Africa
Source: Igbo (Nigeria) oral-tradition proverb (Aku ruo ulo amalu onye kpatara ya), discussed in "Decoding the Igbo Proverb on Wealth and Community" (sloaneangelou.blog)

The source explains it: wealth should not be kept to oneself but should be shared to create a ripple effect of prosperity. The wording of the meaning is ours.