Definition of Confidence

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Confidence

The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.

That in which faith is put or reliance had.

The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.

Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.

Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.

Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.

Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.

Giving occasion for confidence.

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Confidence Quotations

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Vince Lombardi

All you need is ignorance and confidence and the success is sure.
Mark Twain

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence.
Mark Twain

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.
Abraham Lincoln

Action is a great restorer and builder of confidence. Inaction is not only the result, but the cause, of fear. Perhaps the action you take will be successful; perhaps different action or adjustments will have to follow. But any action is better than no action at all.
Norman Vincent Peale

Believe in yourself! Have faith in your abilities! Without a humble but reasonable confidence in your own powers you cannot be successful or happy.
Norman Vincent Peale

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to ours. The inference is false, a gift confers no rights.
Friedrich Nietzsche

Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Helen Keller

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington

Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence.
Aristotle

Confidence Translations

confidence in Afrikaans is vertroue
confidence in Danish is tillid
confidence in Dutch is fiducie, vertrouwen, geloof
confidence in French is confidence, confiance, foi
confidence in German is Zuversicht, vertrauen, vertrauen
confidence in Italian is fiducia, confidenza
confidence in Latin is fides, fiducia
confidence in Spanish is confianza

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