Full Idea
Knowledge chosen for itself and for the sake of knowledge is wisdom, more than that which is chosen for results.
Clarification
'Wisdom' is the Greek word 'sophia'
Gist of Idea
Knowledge chosen for its own sake, rather than for results, is wisdom
Source
Aristotle (Metaphysics [c.324 BCE], 0982a12)
Book Reference
Aristotle: 'Metaphysics', ed/tr. Lawson-Tancred,Hugh [Penguin 1998], p.8
A Reaction
Well something has to be for its own sake! But what about trivial knowledge? That question led Plato to the Forms.