Nietzsche is famous for saying “if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you.” Although the message is cryptic, the quote has nevertheless made it into the public sphere and I doubt that this piece here marks someone’s first encounter with it. I’m also convinced that a relatively well-read person is capable of inferring their own meaning without further context. I’m curious to know how people understand it, but to stay close to home, I’ll list two possible interpretations of the full sentence, which goes, “Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”
the importance of sitting around
the importance of sitting around
the importance of sitting around
Nietzsche is famous for saying “if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes back at you.” Although the message is cryptic, the quote has nevertheless made it into the public sphere and I doubt that this piece here marks someone’s first encounter with it. I’m also convinced that a relatively well-read person is capable of inferring their own meaning without further context. I’m curious to know how people understand it, but to stay close to home, I’ll list two possible interpretations of the full sentence, which goes, “Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.”