Proverb about wealth and connectedness/friends [closed]
I remember reading somewhere a proverb. I don't remember exactly how it went. I also vaguely remember it being African, but I'm probably wrong.
In a paraphrased form (in my head) it is: "The wealthy is not the one that has the most, but one that connects the most"
Is there an English proverb or idiomatic expression that express the concept I am referring to?
There is this which is attributed to Euripides (Greek 480-406BC):
'It is a good thing to be rich, and it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be loved of many friends.'
However, while Euripides has a great deal to say about the shallowness of the pursuit of wealth and power, I can't locate this exact text among his works.
This, however, can be verified from Euripides:
'The company of just and righteous men is better than wealth and a rich estate.'
From Euripide's 'Ægeus', Frag. 7.
From Google.com/site/onlyquotations (but perhaps not idiomatic enough for proverb status):
Money might make you wealthy, but friends makes you rich.
This quote from C D Prentice [Inspirational Quotes] is perhaps worthy of being considered proverbial:
A single real friend is a treasure worth more than gold or precious stones.
Joseph Parry ['Brainyquotes'] nicely phrased the metaphor:
Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold.
There's an English proverb that expresses the sentiment that friends are better than money:
A friend in the court is better than a penny in the purse.
(Google Books)
Another one is:
A friend in the market is better than money in the chest.
(Google Books)