Too much sympathy with the unfortunate makes you unhappy.
More Turkish Proverbs:
The bride who brings a golden throne will sit on it herself.Turkish
The raven sees its chickens as falcons.
Turkish
What a man suffers is the punishment of his tongue.
Turkish
Tomorrow is another day.
Turkish
A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.
Turkish
There is no right way to do a wrong thing.
Turkish