Whats the difference between confidence and arrogance?

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http://scottberkun.com/2011/arrogance-vs-confidence-whats-the-difference/

An arrogant person only feels smart if someone else feels stupid. Their sense of themselves depends on thinking less of someone else. They insist on correcting other people’s grammar or showing them their flaws, as it’s the only way they can feel an approximation of confidence. Arrogance is about intent: its when ability (or perceived ability) is used to look down on others.

A confident person feels competent from the inside out. They use their talents to genuinely try to be of use, or to succeed at the task at hand. They might seek external validation, but they don’t depend on it to define their sense of their ability or nature.

In some cases an arrogant person may have more skill than a confident person, but the confident person will tend to wield whatever abilities they have with more calm control than an arrogant person can.
 

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I don't know if I can explain it properly.

For now, I'll say that the difference between confidence and arrogance is two things...

1. If you have to speak about it, it's not confidence.
2. Confidence, to me, seems to embody a certain kind of...directness that cuts through things to get to the heart of the matter. There's an aura of focus that comes with confidence. I don't think that's really present in arrogance.

Others have interesting views on it though.
 
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