A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. Albert Einstein
The gap between a dumb and a clever person may appear large from an anthropocentric perspective, yet in a less parochial view the two have nearly indistinguishable minds. Nick Bostrom
He is not mad in the least. He's a very astute person, a clever person. Edward Heath
When you say one thing, the clever person understands three. Chinese Proverb
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all. Chinese Proverb
Put a riddle to a fool a clever person will solve it. Swahili Proverb