Those that rule must hear and be deaf, must see and be blind.
More German Proverbs:
The beadle's cow may graze in the churchyard.German
It is easy to help him, who is willing to be helped.
German
He who is absent is always in the wrong.
German
Who loves his work and knows to spare, may live and flourish anywhere.
German
Don't change horses in midstream.
German
Princes have long hands and many ears.
German