and somewhere along the line my dad said:

"there is no difference between cleverness and wisdom.."

perhaps cleverness is merely potential, and wisdom the ability to overcome the shortcomings that would prevent the potential from being met. in the end, if one doesn't have the self-sight to see your own shortcomings and farsight to seek to overcome them thru one way or another, you are still kinda stupid. :P and if so, how can one say that you are clever?

...and then further on he went:

"...not saying all women are like that, but you don't let emotions rule your head!"

haha.