"money talks, wealth whispers" meaning in English

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Proverb

Head templates: {{en-proverb}} money talks, wealth whispers
  1. A person who is merely materially rich will make his riches known to others, but a truly wealthy person (both materially and of character) will not be ostentatious about it.
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