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Old 12-Sep-2005   #9
BrianBay9
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Originally Posted by Will_Heath

There is nothing wrong with confidence, the problem may very well be those who interpret it as arrogance.


Will


Self-confidence or arrogance, where to draw the line? As you know I try to use language accurately.

Self-confidence = trust in one's own abilities and judgement

Arrogance = an exaggerated sense of one's own importance and abilities

So it would seem that, if one has an accurate sense of one's own abilities, then one is NOT arrogant. Unless, of course, one then goes on to exaggerate their own importance.

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Brian
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