A sage is wise. That young woman is clever.
Both of them (I think) are good at not getting into unwanted trouble, and both are good at solving problems.
So.. Is there a difference between being clever and being wise?
Answer
As I use the terms -- and I grant that there may be variation in usage --
Cleverness/intelligence is the ability to solve a problem.
Wisdom is the ability to know whether the problem needs to be solved, whether it's the right problem, and whether it's a problem at all.
(MIT had many students who were extremely intelligent, but some of them didn't have the wisdom God gave a goose.)
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