When you're as great as I am, it's hard to be humble.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- High self-perception makes traditional humility difficult.
- In plain terms
- It is hard to be humble when you are actually great.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance confidence with awareness of others' contributions.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can great people be humble?
- How do you define humility?
Another view
Greatness does not automatically prevent humility.
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