Pride, like humility, is destroyed by one's insistence that he possesses it.
Confidence, as opposed, to modesty and distinguished from decent assurance, proceeds from self-opinion, and is occasioned by ignorance and flattery.
Unchecked pride evolves into swagger, a hypnotizing mask of insecurity that can and does compromise our ability to make progress and attain power. Pride stands in the way of forgiveness and a strategic approach to navigating a chessboard rigged to prevent pawns from becoming kings and queens.
I was always - maybe stupidly so - very confident.
Pride is a fool's fortress
A man who cannot climb a tree will boast of never having fallen out of one.
Sometimes when you are winning, you don't see your flaws; you don't see what you are not good at.
Over-confidence is as evil as undue anxiety.
