The British Empire would not have endured so long had it not been for a discreet sense of moderation in its rulers, generation after generation. The coolness displayed towards the colonies by successive British Governments has at least prevented the empire-builders from overreaching themselves.

the stone that labours up the hill

O ay, what say ye to Sir Valence, him / Whose kinsman left him watcher o'er his wife / And two fair babes, and went to distant lands; / Was one year gone, and on returning found / Not two but three: there lay the reckling, one / But one hour old! What said the happy sire?

On October 26th, Zaxby's Twitter account quote tweeted the Popeye's original quote tweet that spawned the chicken sandwich wars of 2019, repeating the phrase ...y'all ready?