I am in the rank of a student, and I need teachers.

Я в чине учащегося и нуждаюсь в учителях.

Peter the Great

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Peter the Great

Tsar of Russia (r. 1682-1725). Six foot eight, an autocrat who worked as a Dutch carpenter under a false name. He won the Great Northern War, founded Saint Petersburg, declared the Russian Empire, and killed his son.

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Time is the thing one should guard above all else.

Delay is akin to death.

A beast, not a son!

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