Daisaku Ikeda
17 quotes.
Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda
- A person, who no matter how desperate the situation, gives others hope, is a true leader.
- Effort and hard work construct the bridge that connects your dreams to reality.
- 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.
- Hardships make us strong. Problems give birth to wisdom. Sorrows cultivate compassion. Those who have suffered the most will become the happiest.
- Hope is life's greatest treasure. If you have no hope, create some!
- I can do more. I can grow. I can become a bigger and better human being.
- If you lose today, win tomorrow. In this never-ending spirit of challenge is found the heart of a victor.
- Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone else. The important thing is that we live true to ourselves and cause the great flower of our lives to blossom.
- Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something.
- Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should strive to live our lives. Being able to do so is a sign of genuine character.
- 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.
- One thing is certain: That is that the power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe and conceive of it. If you really believe you can do something, you can. That is a fact.
- Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.
- The determination to win is the better part of winning.
- The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.
- There is no one as strong as a person whose heart is always filled with gratitude.
- You will pass through storms and heavy rains, and at times you will suffer defeat. The essence of the creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart.