He is most loved that hath most bags.

The proverb suggests that wealth can draw expressions of love and admiration, making a rich person seem especially cherished.

Its point is skeptical: some of that affection may be directed toward the person's money rather than toward the person themselves.

Use it to comment wryly on a situation in which praise, attention, or apparent affection seems to follow someone's wealth. It questions people's motives without proving that any particular person's feelings are insincere.