Adam Smith. An inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of Nations (№ 347134)

An exaggerated opinion of most people about their abilities is an ancient evil, marked by the philosophers and moralists of all ages. Stupid people's faith in his lucky star have received less attention. Meanwhile, she, if possible, is even more widespread. There is no one more or less healthy and cheerfully customized, who did not share it. Everyone was more or less overestimates the chances of fortune, and the chances of failure by most men undervalued, and there is hardly a man, more or less healthy and cheerfully tuned, which exaggerates them.