Sentence examples for clever judgment from inspiring English sources

Although she matures and gradually accepts responsibility for her act, it seems false to equate her sacrifice with the heroine of Clair's epigraph -- the real mother in the story of King Solomon's clever judgment on the disputed maternity of a child.

I realized that I was not, for all my accomplishments, a "really clever woman," a judgment handed down by George Eliot herself (is there any shame like the shame of realizing you've behaved in a way George Eliot would deem unintelligent?).

Even if the offshore court won't enforce a U.S. judgment, a clever creditor can still use it to get his way.

Yet the fact that even clever psychopaths show such poor judgment about their own interests suggests a deeper neurological impairment.

In the story of Susanna and the Elders (also 2nd century bce), a charge of unchastity levelled against a beautiful woman is refuted when a clever youngster ("Daniel come to judgment") points out discrepancies in the testimony of her accusers.

But a truly better world arises as a reflection of source qualities -- causative forces like kindness, compassion, and generosity -- not from clever ego strategies based in illusory judgment.

No matter how clever and capable a candidate may be, sound judgment is perhaps the most important quality needed for someone entrusted with the interests of the people and the country.

"Therefore, the King of Navarre, however good and clever the advice he may have, is, in my judgment, ill-advised when he does not recognize Monseigneur the Cardinal of Bourbon as king".

With every passing day, it seems like this judgment was sound — not that it was particularly clever or original.

Clever people with enormously high IQs often show scarifyingly bad judgment.

If Kristof's Swarthmore graduate decides some proposed investment is too hard on workers or is more about clever deal structure than creating real value, she can have her "judgment and principles".