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This topic is tied to the below grammar expression in the grammar library.
こそ
1. A (often a reason/cause) is very strongly emphasized.
This can be used to strongly mark a reason or cause and suggest that other reasons/causes are not as important/valid as this one.
だ か ら こ そ 、 車 で 行 く な といった ん で す よ 。 
That's why I told you not to go by car.
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kouki
Level: 1
I've known that N + からこそ also have another meaning.
N + からこそ: because of N, the opposite thing happened.

自分の能力に信じすぎからこそ、失敗したのです。

I failed because of just believing in my own ability.
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マイコー
Level: 262
Actually, you're missing a small bit of that sentence's meaning.

すぎ - too much

So it's actually more like: I failed (precisely) because I believe too much in my own ability.

In this case, the こそ words as described above - it's adding emphasis to the reason as to why you failed.

Hope this helps!

Also, 能力を信じる, not に信じる :)
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水影
Level: 2

This would go great with a non-past verb form example as well. Also, is から always needed after the verb and how come the noun sometimes uses it but sometimes doesn't ? Also can it be used with な and い adjectives ?

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マイコー
Level: 262

From what I can tell, yes, the から comes with the verb, and no, adjectives cannot be used.

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