Is it arrogate to consider yourself smart?

Answer 1

You should tell us what you mean by smart, but in this case it really does not matter. Arrogate is the defining word. You can be smart, you should be smart, but you should not be full of insolent pride or conceit. You should not adopt a haughty bearing of authority, you should not make undue or excessive claims to authority, place or importance. You should not claim or appropriate yourself pesumptuously without justification