[net.social] Self-confidence vs. conceit

rance@cornell.UUCP (W. Rance Cleaveland) (06/04/85)

>   Yes, but you must be careful here. There is a fine line between self-
> confidence and conceit. Conceit turns people off. I'm curious: just how
> does one walk this line? Having been, at various times in my life, totally
> lacking in self-confidence or conceited, I'd really like to know what is
> the difference? 
> 
It seems to me that a self-confident person can still be sensitive to the
feelings of others while a conceited person cannot.

Rance