Character: Cosimo de Medici

The father said that sometimes you have to go to something nefarious, for the sake of achieving the noble goal. , Bitter was right when he said that in me more than in himself. <...>
- I'm sorry, Cosimo, I've heard some of your conversation. You're nothing like your father. You're a good man, and he never was.

Even a small thing from a certain perspective it may seem huge and Vice versa.

- What would you chose in my place?
- I would have listened to instinct.
What if it is silent?
- This is saying something.

- I guess you were right about me, mom. I lose our town, our Bank, our family. I seem to lose and God. I ruined your great tale of the vine the Medici. Have you always wanted to hear it, and if I ever can make you happy words, I apologize. It's true. I'm really sorry.
- I'm always right, Cosimo. All day I imagined how beautiful a man could grow Damiano and too rarely admired the man that you became. You became a wonderful, Cosimo. We both make it difficult, but I admire you. And I'm very, very proud of you.

- People should live their lives.
Well, the fool lives for himself. A wise man has a purpose.

I wanted to be an artist.
Artist? All these delusional fantasies, from a privileged and rich life, which I provided.
- For what purpose? You gave me education, gave me the greatest beauty, and now you want me to spent my life dealing with money and politics?
- Oh, no, not osmekhina. Thanks to money and politics, made possible the beauty you so admire.

Sometimes we find opportunities where least expected.

My father believed that money is a reward for the person for serious work, not a lot of titled persons. He helped to create just such Florence. He is no more, but what he believed - not to destroy...

- Money is not the most important thing in life.
- And what is important?
- Beauty.
- Beauty is worth nothing when an empty stomach, no clothes and shelter.

- I am my father's son.
- Yes, Cosimo, you are your father's son. I'm afraid you more from him than in himself.

- Your father was born a peasant and became a monarch.
- My father did not wear such a title.
- No, Giovanni de ' Medici was too smart to wear the title. But everyone knew that he was driving the so-called Republic, filled the pockets of the people, gave them enough so they could feel its power.