“Great persons, like great empires, leave their mark on history.”
“Great empires are not maintained by timidity.”
“...Aldersgate Street, the bottom of the A1 - which was the modern designation of the original Great North Road, built by the Romans two thousand years ago to march its garrisons to the very edge of the empire three hundred miles to the north. Their duty was to reinforce Hadrian's Wall, keeping the outer darkness at bay and the empire safe.”
“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea.”
“Great! He has indigestion, so let's torture him with cake.”