if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

English

Etymology

Attributed to Harry S. Truman.

Proverb

if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it.

Translations

If you cannot handle the pressure, you should not remain in a position where you have to deal with it

Chinese:
Mandarin: 沒有金剛鑽，別攬瓷器活, 没有金刚钻，别揽瓷器活 (méiyǒu jīngāngzuàn, bié lǎn cíqì huó) (if you don't have a diamond, stay out of porcelain business.)
Finnish: joka leikkiin ryhtyy, se leikin kestäköön (the one who enters the game should not leave the game)
German: wenn du die Hitze nicht verträgst, geh nicht in die Küche

Norwegian: den som er med på leken, må tåle steken (those who are in on the game, must be able to handle the heat)
Russian: волко́в боя́ться — в лес не ходи́ть (ru) (volkóv bojátʹsja — v les ne xodítʹ) (if you are afraid of wolves, don't go to the woods)
Spanish: si no puesdes aguantar el calor, sal de la cocina

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