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Confidence, as opposed, to modesty and distinguished from decent assurance, proceeds from self-opinion, and is occasioned by ignorance and flattery.

Jeremy Collier

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Jeremy Collier
Age: 76 †
Born: 1650
Born: January 1
Died: 1726
Died: January 1
Literary Critic
Priest
Theatre Critic
Writer
County of Cambridge
Decent
Confidence
Occasioned
Ignorance
Proceeds
Opinion
Flattery
Self
Distinguished
Assurance
Modesty
Opposed

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