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Possible more colorful version: "If you've never missed out on something you needed because you didn't ask, people find you too greedy."
Overlapping Umeshisms: If you don't ask for enough, people will still think you're greedy. If you ask for too much, you'll still neglect to ask for things you could've gotten.