Beyond Good and Evil · Chapter
Aphorism 139 explained
A single, sharp aphorism contrasting the nature of women with that of men, specifically in the realms of revenge and love, where women are posited as more barbarous.
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A single, sharp aphorism contrasting the nature of women with that of men, specifically in the realms of revenge and love, where women are posited as more barbarous.
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“In revenge and in love woman is more barbarous than man.”
Women exhibit a more primal, untamed ferocity than men do in matters of both vengeance and romantic passion.
The statement presents a psychological generalization about gender, suggesting a fundamental, 'barbarous' drive underlying female behavior in these specific emotional domains.
