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Beyond Good and Evil · Chapter

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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.