Put a stout heart to a steep hill.
More Egyptian Proverbs:
When a woman is not singing, she is not working much either.Egyptian
Your friend chooses pebbles for you and your enemy counts your faults.
Egyptian
False ambition serves the neck.
Egyptian
Put a rope around your neck and many will be happy to drag you along.
Egyptian
A small house can lodge a hundred friends.
Egyptian
If there were no fault, there would be no pardon.
Egyptian