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A M O R FAT I : H O W T O B E C O M E I N D E S T R U C T I B L E 379
Nihil Perditi
Seneca ended his essays (written in the epistolary form) with vale, often
mistranslated as “farewell.” It has the same root as “value” and “valor”
and means both “be strong (i.e., robust)” and “be worthy.” Vale.