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This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as stub, and the rating on other projects was brought up to Stub class. BetacommandBot 03:58, 10 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Meaning of Vale

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Considering the statement that "The letters all end with the word "Vale" ("Farewell")": Nassim Nicholas Taleb seems to think that the translation of "Vale" to "Farewell" is wrong. The better translation of Vale should be "be strong", or "be worthy". I did not manage to find any source that clarifies the proper translation of vale (either way), so I did not edit the wikipedia entry. On the other hand, I believe we need a citation that authoritatively confirms that Vale (as used by Seneca in his letters) actually means Farewell. Or, if Taleb is correct, the entry must be fixed. Either way, a citation is needed - I believe. 139.138.198.138 (talk) 12:45, 6 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

“written after he had worked for the Emperor Nero for fifteen years?”

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How is that possible? He started working for Nero in AD 54 and was dead by AD 65. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2606:A000:450F:1B00:D5F2:F324:FF94:A865 (talk) 14:51, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

“dying every day”

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I've taken out the "rather morbid" from "Seneca's rather morbid observation that we are dying every day".

The memento mortis is such an integral part of every pre-modern worldview, that calling it morbid only shows our distinctly modern mindset. In any case, such a disparaging subjective comment is out of place in this article.

Cheerio,
Desde la Torre (talk) 11:57, 21 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]