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Full Idea
The most important thing about wisdom is that it prevents human beings from being ruled by the moment.
Gist of Idea
Wisdom prevents us from being ruled by the moment
Source
Friedrich Nietzsche (Unpublished Notebooks 1872-74 [1873], 30 [25])
Book Ref
Nietzsche,Friedrich: 'Unpublished of 'Unfashionable Obs' period (v 11)', ed/tr. Gray,Richard T. [Stanford 1995], p.301