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One of my favorite quotes that shows humility is what Socrates is alleged to have said: “I know only one thing: that I know nothing.” Which I think is often quoted to show false humility and is best understood in conjunction with this apparently said by Einstein “The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don't know.”

I'm glad you, Jodie, personally talk about the difference between confidence and cockiness. I wrote a poem a couple of years ago about the difference between confidence and arrogance. https://medium.com/know-thyself-heal-thyself/of-arrogance-and-confidence-41f24c6ce3b9

It contains these lines:

"One insists while the other one listens and desists

One thrashes with dissension while the other one sows expansion

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One seeks to win with a head of steam while the other one knows there is no I in team and affords others their fair share of esteem"

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Marcus aka Gregory Maidman
Marcus aka Gregory Maidman

Written by Marcus aka Gregory Maidman

Living 17,043rd human life. I am Marcus (universal name) or you may call me Greg; a deep thinker; an explorer of ideas and the mind.

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