Thomas Mann: Socrates … said the subtlest thing of all: that the lover was nearer the divine than the beloved.

Socrates … said the subtlest thing of all: that the lover was nearer the divine — Thomas Mann

Socrates … said the subtlest thing of all: that the lover was nearer the divine than the beloved.

Thomas Mann

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