For the greatest part of what we say and do being unnecessary, if a man takes this away, he will have more leisure and less uneasiness. Marcus Aurelius. Meditations. Book 4.
Image: Roman Mosaic from El Jem, Tunisia depicting guests around a banqueting table with servants in front of them, with the admonition “Silence! The bulls are sleeping!". This mosaic is said to symbolize the weight of the associations responsible for organizing the games, called sodalities, in Roman Africa, 3rd century CE courtesy of Wikimedia Commons contributor Pascal Radigue.
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