Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century...
It is after all the greatest art to limit and isolate oneself.
To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.