Reply #8: The quote addresses self judgement

[Sam1]

"So, yes, many may make more of themselves than others think facts warrant, but the real issue is making one's own decisions."

It is not that others think that one makes more of onesself then the facts warrant but that onesself will make that error and feel himself to be more then the facts warrant. Allen Greenspan is a great example. A lot of people warned him of the comming colapse and he dismissed them. It was not the judgment of others but his own judgement that was faulty. He made more of himself then the facts warranted and others payed the price.