The art of governing is a great metier, requiring the whole man, and it is therefore not well for a ruler to have too strong tendencies for other affairs.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheI never believed in trying to do anything. Whatever I set out to do I found I had already accomplished.
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWhat I possess I would gladly retain. Change amuses the mind, yet scarcely profits.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe