plain sense; rationality, reason; reasonableness &c. adj; judgment; solidity, depth, profundity, caliber; enlarged views; reach of thought, compass of thought; enlargement of mind.
     genius, inspiration, geist[Ger], fire of genius, heaven-born genius,
soul; talent &c. (aptitude) 698.
     [Wisdom in action] prudence &c. 864; vigilance &c. 459; tact &c 698;
foresight &c 510; sobriety, self-possession, aplomb, ballast.
     a bright thought, not a bad idea. 
     Solomon-like wisdom. 
     V. be -intelligent &c. adj.; have all one’s wits about one; understand
&c. (intelligible) 518; catch an idea, take in an idea; take a joke, take a hint.
     see through, see at a glance, see with half an eye, see far into, see
through a millstone; penetrate; discern &c (descry) 441; foresee &c 510.
     discriminate &c. 465; know what’s what &c. 698; listen to reason. 
     Adj. intelligent[Applied to persons], quick of apprehension, keen,
acute, alive, brainy, awake, bright, quick, sharp; quick witted, keen witted, clear witted, sharp- eyed, sharp sighted, sharp witted; wide-awake; canny, shrewd, astute; clear-headed; farsighted &c 510; discerning, perspicacious, penetrating, piercing; argute[obs3]; quick-witted, nimble-witted, needle-witted; sharp as a needle, sharp as a tack; alive to &c (cognizant) 490; clever &c. (apt) 698; arch &c (cunning) 702; pas si bete[Fr]; acute &c 682.
     wise, sage, sapient, sagacious, reasonable, rational, sound, in one’s
right mind, sensible, abnormis sapiens[Lat], judicious, strong-minded.
     unprejudiced, unbiased, unbigoted[obs3], unprepossessed[obs3];
undazzled[obs3], unperplexed[obs3]; unwarped judgment[obs3], impartial, equitable, fair.
     cool; cool-headed, long-headed, hardheaded, strong-headed; long-
sighted, calculating, thoughtful, reflecting; solid, deep, profound.
     oracular; heaven-directed, heaven-born.
     prudent &c (cautious) 864; sober, stand, solid; considerate, politic,
wise in one’s generation; watchful &c. 459; provident &c (prepared) 673; in advance of one’ age; wise as a serpent, wise as Solomon, wise as Solon.
     [Applied to actions] wise, sensible, reasonable, judicious; well-
thought-out, well-planned, well-judged, well-advised; prudent, politic; expedient &c. 646. 
     Phr. aut regem aut fatuum nasci oportet[Lat]; “but with the morning
cool reflection came” [Scott]; flosculi sententiarum[Lat]; les affaires font les hommes[Fr]; mas vale saber que haber[Sp]; mas vale ser necio que profiadol nemo solus sapit [Lat][Plautus]; nosce te[Lat]; gr/gnothi seauton/gr[Grk]; nullum magnum ingenium sine mixtura dementiae fuit [Lat][Seneca, from Aristotle]; sapere aude [Lat][Horace]; victrix fortunae sapientia [Lat][Juvenal].