A quote for any occasion
Beyond Good and Evil and staring into an abyss That original use took place in Beyond Good and Evil, a book of philosophical aphorisms or short sayings: He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss , the abyss also gazes into you.
It means that as you watch something (the abyss implies something bad), what you observe can rub off on you . View enough physical cruelty videos, and you might become more violent yourself, or at least experience desensitization.
It feels like there’s no point carrying on with life. It can feel like you’re teetering on the edge of something fatal, when the void encompasses seemingly the entire world around you and you don’t know if normality will ever come back.
“Beware that, when fighting monsters , you yourself do not become a monster for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you .”
Yes: abyss , as in “abyssal depths” of the ocean. That’s neutral and simply means “very very deep”. The infinite negativity of Hell is the Abyss with a capital A and (generally) the definite article.
1a : an immeasurably deep gulf or great space gazed down into the gaping abyss the ocean’s abysses(figurative) a widening abyss between the rich and the poor.
Friedrich Nietzsche Quotes Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
The abyss is a desolate hell, shaped only by the denizens and Demon Lords who live there. The top layer is the most deceptive, as it simply looks like a craggy volcanic landscape oozing fire and void of life.
Quotes. Lou Mannheim : Man looks in the abyss , there’s nothing staring back at him. At that moment, man finds his character. And that is what keeps him out of the abyss .
“He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss , the abyss also gazes into you .” -Friedrich Nietzsche.
Definition. Black’s Law Dictionary defines ” void ” as: Void . Null; ineffectual; nugatory; having no legal force or binding effect; unable, in law, to support the purpose for which it was intended. which means there is no legal obligation therefore there will be no breach of contract since the contract is null.
Is it normal ? Yep, this feeling is both normal and common. The authors of that 2012 study found that among 431 students: More than half of those who reported never having suicidal thoughts experienced HPP in some way, either imagining jumping or having an urge to jump.
Friedrich Nietzsche – Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster . And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Those with compassionate hearts would say it is better to be devoured quietly than it is to sacrifice an integrity of self. To become something you are not and losing all meaning and purpose to your life is… not ideal but the same could be said by avoiding death at all cost.
Among philosophers, Friedrich Nietzsche is most often associated with nihilism . For Nietzsche , there is no objective order or structure in the world except what we give it. Penetrating the façades buttressing convictions, the nihilist discovers that all values are baseless and that reason is impotent.