Character: Vladimir Starinov

It is always good to learn from others ' mistakes and not hurt himself on his forehead.
- Your own mistakes are best remembered - smiled the Duke.
- Oh, yeah. But others safer for their own forehead. We say that the wise learns from the mistakes of others, clever on its own, and the fool repeats them from time to time.

What should ordinary people? Stability. People would endure the harshest laws, if they act for all and applied without exception. The person who will offer clear rules for future relations will get very large popular support.

... if you've never been alone, you wouldn't understand how important it is, when there is someone waiting for you...

The worst cars are those that we impose on ourselves. No executioner can think of a punishment worse than punishing yourself repentant man, for his guilt would always be there, and will always remind myself... and to live with it...

As they say in my country: the flag in his hands and drum around his neck.

Insult just the truth and a lie just words. Said they was gone with the wind.

And then the Duke Legerski gave the order to attack the cavalry of the front line - said the soldier.
- Idiot, - said Volodya. Philip and the count of the Gothic looked at him with the same expression.
The Duke was a real soldier, patiently answered Philip. - When he realized that the battle was lost, he personally led a detachment of knights and took him to the last battle.
- Brave idiot - corrected Volodya.

It is impossible to learn something without making any effort.

... the ground you cannot turn back, and meat from cutlets you will not recover.