An idea from Nicomachean Ethics

Young people get good at maths early but are rarely wise about life, which needs experience of particulars. Cleverness hits any target it is given. Practical wisdom is cleverness aimed at a good end, so you can’t be wise about life without being good, or good without that wisdom.

From Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle

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