"True beauty lies not in physical appearance, but in the heart. True treasure lies not in what can be seen, but in what cannot be seen. True love does not lie in what is done and known." , but in what one does but does not know" (Author unknown). Self-confidence and simplicity, two transcendentalist principles, make people more attractive individuals both inside and out. Knowing this, if a person has these two ideals, she will be appreciated more for her qualities and will be considered an exceptional human being. Self-reliance by Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walden by Henry David Thoreau both emphasize the transcendentalist ideals of self-reliance and simplicity Thoreau, the principles of confidence and simplicity are emphasized in John Mayer's song, "Say", to show how by making one's life simpler, one can increase one's charm to begin with, simplicity plays an important role in the way where people see each other. Thoreau writes: "Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half...
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