cleverness in trivial matters

常见例句

Certainly, only count on one's own cleverness in trivial matters, it is so far today that can't walk really.
当然，仅仅指望我自己这点小聪明，是怎么也走不到今天这么远。
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Human beings have great wisdom, but meticulous calculation of losses and gains reduces it to cleverness in trivial matters.
人类有大智慧，却因为对得失斤斤计较，最后都变成了小聪明。
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Officialdom protect one extremely, play with the cleverness in trivial matters for any small interests and those officialdom veteran even more, I wonder if that saves oneself from damage;
官场上更是死保一家，为了一点小小的利益和那些官场老手耍小聪明，不知保全自身；