He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into th… - Friedrich Nietzsche

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He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby become a monster.
And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee.

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About Friedrich Nietzsche

Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher, cultural critic, composer, poet, writer, and philologist whose work has exerted a profound influence on modern intellectual history. His critiques of contemporary culture, religion, and philosophy centered on a basic question regarding the foundation of values and morality.

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Alternative Names: Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche Nietzsche
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Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

When you look into an abyss, the abyss also looks into you.

And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

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What? A great man? I only ever see the ape of his own ideal.

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