Victorious Roman generals were reminded of the fickleness of their glory by a slave carefully positioned in earshot on the triumphal parade route. 'Memento mori,' the hapless servant would whisper to the wreathed victor as his chariot rattled along Rome's jubilant streets: 'Remember you are mortal.'
- Gerard Baker
(via Timesonline)
Gerard was spot on + A great lesson.
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