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Beyond Good and Evil · Chapter
142 explained
The chapter presents a single, aphoristic quote on the nature of true love, emphasizing the soul's primacy over the body.
What happens
The chapter presents a single, aphoristic quote on the nature of true love, emphasizing the soul's primacy over the body.
Key passages
““ Dans le véritable amour c’est l’âme qui enveloppe le corps. ””
In true love, it is the soul that envelops the body.
A chaste, idealistic definition of love that prioritizes the spiritual over the physical.