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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE......

Catfancy — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:42:27 GMT

Being smart or being wise?

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PINKdogWOOD — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:50:11 GMT

Wisely smart

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Preds — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:50:42 GMT

Smart can come from books. Wisdom comes from experience as well.

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Winkk — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:53:32 GMT

Well, I'm not really sure but I think I would prefer to be wise. I guess if I was smart I would know why I wanted to be wise. But, that didn't answer your question.

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oceantown — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:54:00 GMT

I think of being smart as having intelligence.

When I think of wisdom, I think of being able to understand a situation, and being able to judge which action should be taken. To see the whole picture, and make the right decisions in life.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:54:28 GMT

Wisdom supposedly comes from age and experience.

Smart is something that is done/known for a present circumstance regardless of age.

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Goldengate8361 — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:01:36 GMT

I think they are interchangeable terms, although the connotations already mentioned in others' posts are accurate.

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Laura14 — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:05:37 GMT

I think of it as book smart vs common sense. Common sense wins every time.

Case in point: My father went to go pick up his PhD certificate at the school. When he came out he realized he locked his keys in the car and had to call his immigrant father to come unlock his car door as he stood there with his PhD in his hand.

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ChynnaBlue — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:11:43 GMT

I've seen a lot of very smart people do really stupid things, so I believe there's definitely a difference.

Smart people know what to do and how to do it, but might not know that just because a thing CAN be done does not mean it SHOULD be done.

A Wise person may or may not know what to do or how to do it, but does know that just because a thing can be done doesn't mean it should be done.

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sidsmom — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 18:20:54 GMT

Yeah, something like this:

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Catfancy — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:11:35 GMT

I think smart is education and being wise is something that you are born with. By the way, how was it determined that a tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable?

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NoelSeven — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:19:39 GMT

I see being wise as putting our cumulative experiences together with what we have been taught and learned, all to deal with life for the greater good.

Being smart is usually an innate intelligence combined with learning.

A person can be one or the other, both or neither.

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fourpaws56 — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:28:03 GMT

I am 50% smart.40% wise,and 10%

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NoelSeven — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:28:28 GMT

Common sense is basically good judgement, not realy involving academic learning. .

People who are incredibly bright can also be unaware of small things at times, think of the old jokes about the absent-minded professor. I don't see that as being without common sense.

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spix — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:42:20 GMT

Age old question, smart as in intelligence, we are all born with different IQ's, what we make of it & how we use it is up to us. Wise as in street wise is probably akin to common sense, to do the "right" thing, being aware, & quick on the uptake. If you have both & use it wisely, you are indeed very fortunate.

My favorite expression: Most people today are educated beyond their intelligence!

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Preds — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:49:39 GMT

@fourpaws56 wrote:
I am 50% smart.40% wise,and 10%

I'm probably the reverse, but it works!

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GingerPeach — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:50:10 GMT

Having wisdom means also bring value to one's intelligence. In other words, a person might have learned many things, but needs wisdom to know how to apply them or even whether to apply them. Not to mention, to whom to apply them!

It's true there is the saying "intelligence is knowing that a tomato is a fruit but wisdom is not putting it into a fruit salad." Wisdom actually goes beyond that.

Suppose you mixed tomatoes with nectarines. That could be good. Or tomatoes with plenty of other fruits. As a matter of fact, a quick Google search brings up plenty of recipes. So maybe wisdom is more than taking things at face value/first glance/initial impression?

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Marp — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 19:54:30 GMT

@Catfancy1 wrote:
I think smart is education and being wise is something that you are born with. By the way, how was it determined that a tomato is a fruit and not a vegetable?

If it has seeds it is technically a fruit. Tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini and a host of other "vegetables" are actually fruits.

However, there is an 1893 Supreme Court ruling that says tomatoes are vegetables which just goes to show that the current Court is not the only one to get things wrong.

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catwhisperer — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 23:04:40 GMT

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Elvita — Mon, 28 Sep 2015 20:49:34 GMT

Being smart is having knowledge, being wise is knowing what to do with that knowledge.