There is a huge difference between being smart and being wise.

Exhibit A is the story of Steffi Krause, age 17. She and her 19-year-old friend were in a German juvenile detention center for stealing. The 19-year-old was about to be released but Steffi had more time to serve. Steffi, of course, did not want to wait any longer behind bars, so the two friends concocted a clever plan for springing Steffi: Steffi would hide in her friend's suitcase and be carried to freedom when her friend walked out of prison (apparently this suitcase had wheels).

Their great escape was a great success. The prison guards noticed that the suitcase was extremely heavy, but no one thought to open it and see why.

Steffi had outwitted the guards, but she was too smart for her own good. Though she is now on the loose, she is not free—she was a fugitive from the law. When she is caught, she will have more to answer for than stealing, and more prison time to serve. Had she stayed put, things would have been so much better, because the time left on her jail sentence was a measly two weeks.