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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
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You may be born clever but you only become wise with experience. Example - man was 'clever' and so he invented fire. He became 'wise' once he realised it could burn him. :rolleyes:
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Clever is being able to get oneself out of a sticky situation. Wise is not getting into it in the first place. More specifically, cleverness is an quantitative attribute of knowledge, the more you know, the cleverer you are. Wisdom is a processive attribute, that is to say that you may not know as much, but you can use what you know far more efficiently.
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Well said.
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Clever: intelligent and able to learn things quickly In other words, talking in a rude way that is meant to show you are smart. Wise: a wise person is able to make good choices and decisions because they have a lot of experience in their life.
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Macmillan Dictionary[^] can make you clear with some look-alike words. ;)
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
As far as I know, Dennis Clever was never a thuggish footballer.
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Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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As far as I know, Dennis Clever was never a thuggish footballer.
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
Yeah but the three wise men obviously weren't very wise either. They go to see the king, and when the king asked where they were going, replied "To see the New King". Wuckfits. BTW what did Jesus's mother do with all that gold?
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Yeah but the three wise men obviously weren't very wise either. They go to see the king, and when the king asked where they were going, replied "To see the New King". Wuckfits. BTW what did Jesus's mother do with all that gold?
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As far as I know, Dennis Clever was never a thuggish footballer.
I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be
Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads
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Clever is being able to get oneself out of a sticky situation. Wise is not getting into it in the first place. More specifically, cleverness is an quantitative attribute of knowledge, the more you know, the cleverer you are. Wisdom is a processive attribute, that is to say that you may not know as much, but you can use what you know far more efficiently.
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well said. now explain wisecrack instead of clevercrack. :)
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Yeah but the three wise men obviously weren't very wise either. They go to see the king, and when the king asked where they were going, replied "To see the New King". Wuckfits. BTW what did Jesus's mother do with all that gold?
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
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Clever is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. //L
Good answer :)
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Clever is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. //L
Well Said :laugh:
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Clever is being able to get oneself out of a sticky situation. Wise is not getting into it in the first place. More specifically, cleverness is an quantitative attribute of knowledge, the more you know, the cleverer you are. Wisdom is a processive attribute, that is to say that you may not know as much, but you can use what you know far more efficiently.
------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]
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Can someone clarify me the difference between "Clever" and "Wise"? Any context with examples is welcome. I assumed that "wise" is generally linked with experience, age and also may be with men. But It seems I was not 100% accurate. So anyone, Please help me :)
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
Cleverness is about reasoning ability; wisdom is about knowledge.
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Well said.
Slacker007 wrote:
Well said.
Except that it's the wrong way around. Wisdom is gained from experience (i.e. it is accumulated knowledge), and cleverness is the ability to use available knowledge (i.e. no experience required -- but every little helps, obviously). This is why you can say "a clever young man" without any apology, but to say a young man is wise, you have to add that he is wise "beyond his years". "Wise old man", on the other hand, is an extremely common usage for someone who has seen it all, and "clever old man" is used, more often than not, insultingly, for someone who is old enough to be wise, but who exhibits the foolishness of youth.
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So wise can be used to describe a little girl/boy too. Thank you for the clarification.
cheers, Super ------------------------------------------ Too much of good is bad,mix some evil in it
super wrote:
So wise can be used to describe a little girl/boy too.
No, it can't. See my above posting. DD! STOP TEACHING JOHNNY FOREIGNER BAD ENGLISH!
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Clever is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. //L
Really good answer. :)
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