Abandonment by kin endears one to strangers
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 14
١٤. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ ضَيَّعَهُ الْأَقْرَبُ أُتِيحَ لَهُ الْأَبْعَدُ.
14. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who is abandoned by near ones is dear to remote ones.