"Say nothing and you'll make a fortune" - Chinese saying
The sayings origins are unclear. Jiang Zemin (China's former leader who succeeded Deng Xiaoping) once said, "say nothing, and you'll make a fortune" in English. As usual, translation of such idioms is very tricky. The Chinese phrase "闷声发大财" can be translated into English as "Make a fortune quietly" or "Get rich quietly" or "Keep quiet and get rich.". This phrase conveys the idea of achieving financial success without drawing too much attention to oneself or one's actions. Jiang Zemin made the saying "The silent toad catches the fly." popular as well, quoting it to educate the journalist who was asking questions that were " too young, too simple, sometimes naive".