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НЕТ (НЕСТЬ) ПРОРОКА В ОТЕЧЕСТВЕ СВОЁМ (В СВОЁМ ОТЕЧЕСТВЕ) lit (sent fixed WO

а great, outstanding person is recognized and accepted by everyone except those closest to him-his own countrymen, associates, family etc

by extension may refer to a remarkable idea, invention etc

a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country

a man is not a prophet in his own country.

...Мне пришёл в голову вопрос: почему Дмитрий... имевший всегда перед глазами милую, любящую Софью Ивановну, вдруг страстно полюбил непонятную Любовь Сергеевну... Видно, справедливо изречение: «Нет пророка в отечестве своем» (Толстой 2). ...It occurred to me to ask myself: why was it that Dmitri...who had the sweet loving Sofya Ivanovna constantly before his eyes, why had he fallen passionately in love with the incomprehensible Lyubov Sergeyevna?... Clearly there is truth in the saying that a prophet is not without honor, save in his own country (2b).

From the Bible (Matt. 13:57, Mark 6.4 et al.).