A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past.
--Daisaku Ikeda
A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of all restrictions. It means possessing unshakable conviction in the face of any obstacle.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Hope is life's greatest treasure. If you have no hope, create some!
--Daisaku Ikeda
Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.
--Daisaku Ikeda
In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Increase your joy by doing the good you wish to have done to you.
--Daisaku Ikeda
It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.
--Daisaku Ikeda
It is senseless to blame others or your environment for your miseries. Change begins from the moment you muster the courage to act. When you change, the environment will change. The power to change the world is found nowhere but within our own life.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself.
--Daisaku Ikeda
No matter what our personal circumstances may be, if we ourselves become a source of light, then there will be no darkness in the world.
--Daisaku Ikeda
No one is born hating others.
--Daisaku Ikeda
No one should be left to suffer alone.
--Daisaku Ikeda
People who cease to grow can't inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Speak out tirelessly with conviction.
--Daisaku Ikeda
The determination to win is the better part of winning.
--Daisaku Ikeda
The gratification of desire is not happiness.
--Daisaku Ikeda
We are not merely passive pawns of historical forces; nor are we victims of the past. We can shape and direct history.
--Daisaku Ikeda
What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.
--Daisaku Ikeda
When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative energy.
--Daisaku Ikeda
Youthfulness is not determined by age. It is determined by one's life force. One who possesses hope is forever young. One who continually advances is forever beautiful.
--Daisaku Ikeda
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