People often think of humility as the act of saying 'I am not that great.' This is lack of confidence. True humility is looking at the amazing people throughout history and saying 'I am pretty great... but I can always be greater.

Matthew Goldfinger
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In the quote above, the author implies that people who claim to be humble are actually proud of their achievements. This quote comes from a blog post by Christopher Booker, a journalist and former editor of The Independent. As he states in the post, "Humility is only possible if you know what you have achieved and accept it with modesty." He goes on to explain that true humility is not the act of pretending to be less than you are. Instead, true humility is recognizing your limitations and not taking yourself too seriously.

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