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1. Philosophy / A. Wisdom / 2. Wise People
Don't use wisdom in order to become clever! [Nietzsche]
     Full Idea: One ought not to use one's wisdom to become clever!
     From: Friedrich Nietzsche (Dawn (Daybreak) [1881], 308)
     A reaction: And I would add 'don't think that being clever makes you wise'. Nietzsche, as always, is subtler than me (which is why I read him a lot). Presumably wisdom is broad, and cleverness is focused. Will becoming clever spoil someone's wisdom?