Mindbird Maps & Books: Exploring the World Around & Within     |   home back to   Favorite Quotes Naive "Naive" is here understood to mean simple guilelessness, not credulity.   The latter definition is too often disdainfully applied, but true naivity simply means that one has no hidden agendas, is not two-faced, is not attempting to manipulate others.  It does not mean one is gullible, ignorant, inexperienced, or stupid.  It is a state to be aspired to, especially difficult and brave in this cynical age. Hence the "dare" in Fuller's exhortation.