Wise & Clever

Wisdom has cleverness, but cleverness does not have wisdom. Cleverness is the realm of being intelligent and knowledgeable. Wisdom is the realm of knowing how to use intelligence and knowledge for worthy purposes.

For example, Sun Wukong (Monkey King) was intelligent but not wise (小聪明非大智慧)- which is why, despite being sharper in wits than the Pigsy and Sandy, he gets into trouble more readily.

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