Чем ближе знаешь, тем меньше почитаешь

See Нет пророка в своем отечестве (Н)

Л man is recognized as a great personality except by his family, close friends, colleagues, etc. See Чем ближе знаешь, тем меньше почитаешь (4) Cf: Familiarity breeds contempt (Am., Br.). Intimacy breeds contempt (Am.). Intimacy lessens fame (Br.). No man is a hero in his hometown (to his wife or his butler) (Am.). No man is a hero to his valet (Am., Br.). No prophet is accepted in his own country (Br.). A prophet is not without hono(u)r, save in his own country /and his own house/ (Am., Br.). A prophet is without honor in his own country (Am.). Respect is greater from a distance (Br.)