He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster . . . when you gaze long into the abyss the abyss also gazes into you

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.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

Battle not with monsters, lest ye become a monster, and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.

Nietzsche: “Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster.

When you stare into the abyss the abyss stares back at you.

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

Be careful when you fight the monsters, lest you become one.
كن حريصاً وانت تصارع الوحوش حتى لاتصبح واحداً منهم

He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.

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

Gaze not too long into the abyss, lest the abyss gaze into thee.

What if I don't want the monster
to stop being a monster?

What if that's the only anchor I have left?
What if my sanity depends on being able to point
at a bad thing and say, That is the bad thing.

Haven't I already lost enough time
losing track of who the enemy is?
I've spent half of my life not knowing the difference

between killing myself and fighting back.

Because if you think someone is a monster and the whole world says he’s a saint, you begin to think that you’re the bad person. It must be my fault this is happening is the only conclusion you can draw, because why are you the only one receiving his wrath?