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Sometimes people confuse the concepts of conceit (ga’avah) and self-worth.

The words of our teachers put things in perspective. Rabbi Eliyahu Lopian, zt”l, said, “The essence of the concept of humility is not that one should be unaware of one’s capacities. To the contrary; a person should recognize his strengths. However, he should know that his skills and talents are a gift from Hashem, and that they are not his doing. He should feel that had another person been equally endowed, he could have achieved more” (Lev Eliyahu, “Shevivay Lev,” volume 1, paragraph 160).

The Chazon Ish, zt”l, said, “A person should know his value, and if he is indeed learned in Torah, he must know this. However, one should not feel that this makes him superior to others” (Emunah u’Bitachon).

Rabbi Yerucham Levovitz, zt”l, said, “The person who does not recognize his strengths and talents is much worse off [than the one who does not recognize his defects], because he is totally unaware of the tools with which he can achieve spiritual goals” (Da’at Torah).