# 98 explained — Beyond Good and Evil

> Chapter companion for Beyond Good and Evil by Friedrich Nietzsche.

## What happens

A single, aphoristic reflection on the paradoxical nature of a trained conscience, which both rewards and punishes.

## Themes in this chapter

### Psychology as the Fundamental Science

The aphorism is a psychological observation, analyzing the complex, dualistic relationship one has with an internalized moral faculty.

## Character check-ins

### The Narrator

Presents the aphorism, offering a psychological insight into the nature of conscience.

## Key lines

> When one trains one’s conscience, it kisses one while it bites.

A cultivated conscience provides the reward of self-approval (a kiss) simultaneously with the pain of self-reproach (a bite).

_Highlights the internal duality and ambivalence of a developed moral sense._

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