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

— Friedrich Nietzsche · Wisdom quote

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. — Friedrich Nietzsche quote card
Philosopher · 1844 – 1900

German philosopher known for Thus Spoke Zarathustra and the concept of the will to power.

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