τοῦτ᾽ αὐτὸ νῦν μου πρῶτ᾽ ἄκουσον ὡς ἐρῶ.
– from Sophocles’ Oedipus Tyrannus, predicting the future meme of “let me explain you a thing” (literally: “firstly, hear this thing itself from me, now, that I will say”)
#’before you say I am stealing this kingdom let me explain you a thing’ (x)