إتعب جسمك ولا تتعب قلبك
Eteb gesmak wala teteb qalbak
Translation: Put the pressure on your body, not your heart.
Meaning: Physical pain is easier to deal with than mental pain. So if there is a situation that is bothering you and you can get out of it by working harder, that's exactly what you should do. It is not worth sweating the small stuff, or arguing with people, or trying to figure out who was unfair to you. Just keep working and the rest will take care of itself.
Source: ُEgyptian proverbs, (Al-Ahram Center For Translation and Publishing, 1986) by Ahmed Taymour Pasha,
Translated by: Nabil Shawkat
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