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[[File:Achillii 490 84, Greece - panoramio.jpg|thumbnail|300px|In [[Greek|Greek]] mythology, the Greek hero [[Achilles]] is often said to have [[hubris]].<ref>[https://www.thecollector.com/greek-heroes-hubris/ How the Mighty Fall: The Hubris of 6 Greek Heroes]</ref>]]
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[[File:Achillii 490 84, Greece - panoramio.jpg|thumbnail|300px|In [[Greek mythology]], the Greek hero [[Achilles]] is often said to have [[hubris]].<ref>[https://www.thecollector.com/greek-heroes-hubris/ How the Mighty Fall: The Hubris of 6 Greek Heroes]</ref>]]
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There is a distinction between [[confidence]] and [[conceit]] ... To have self-confidence is very different from being a conceited [idiot]. A confident man knows what he can do. He doesn't commit himself to the impractical, but to what is achievable.<ref>http://www.archive.org/stream/brainwashingstor00huntrich/brainwashingstor00huntrich_djvu.txt</ref>
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There is a distinction between [[self-confidence]] and [[conceit]]. To be confident is very different from being conceited. A confident person knows what he can do. He doesn't commit himself to the impractical, but to what is achievable.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
  
 
*[[Hubris]]
 
*[[Hubris]]
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*[[Narcissism]]
 
 
*[[Pride]]
 
*[[Pride]]
 
*[[Vanity]]
 
*[[Vanity]]
 
*[[Self-esteem]]
 
*[[Self-esteem]]
 
*[[Self-concept]]
 
*[[Self-concept]]
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*[[Narcissism]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 19:20, October 8, 2025

In Greek mythology, the Greek hero Achilles is often said to have hubris.[1]

There is a distinction between self-confidence and conceit. To be confident is very different from being conceited. A confident person knows what he can do. He doesn't commit himself to the impractical, but to what is achievable.

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