The badge of honesty is simplicity.
Simplicity is the straightforwardness of a soul which refuses itself any reaction with regard to itself or its deeds. This virtue differs from and surpasses sincerity. We see many people who are sincere without being simple. They do not wish to be taken for other than what they are; but they are always fearing lest they should be taken for what they are not.
It may be a movement towards becoming like little children to admit that we are generally nothing else.
Simplicity is a most complex form
Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.
It is with happiness as with watches: the less complicated, the less easily deranged.
I'm a pretty easygoing person, and it bleeds into the music. Even if I'm writing the most personal song, it's not going to come out totally serious; there's always a little tongue in the cheek.
[…] but I believe that things are extremely complicated, and her looking over me was as complicated as anything could ever be. But it was also incredibly simple.
She was as forthright and simple as the winds that blew over Tara and the yellow river that wound around it.
I am the least difficult of men. All I want is boundless love.
I'm not very complicated.
I am as true as truth's simplicity, And simpler than the infancy of truth.
He was uncomplicated and upbeat and easy. At one point, I might have thought these traits made him a simpleton, but now I think they just translate to happiness.
