It's always better to be doing.
Who or what are you? Besides insufferably rude?
While princes do rule the empire, they have to work within certain boundaries, and they're also always in a contest with each other to become the next emperor. And this contest includes actually killing each other, doing anything they can get away with to each other.
Charity is a very labour-intensive virtue.
Sometimes it is easier to see the light when you stand partly in the darkness.
The most important thing is to be true to yourself, however you feel, and not try to feel or behave differently because you think you should, or someone has told you how you must feel. But do think about it. Unexamined feelings lead to all kinds of trouble.