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• No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. That is why we must never give up.

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  Giving Up, Matter, Spirit

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• To possess both wisdom and compassion is the heart of our human revolution. If you have wisdom alone and lack compassion, it will be a cold, perverse wisdom. If you have compassion alone and lack wisdom, you cannot give happiness to others. You are even likely to lead them in the wrong direction, and you won't be able to achieve your own happiness.

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  Heart, Compassion, Giving

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• Everything begins with the resolve to take the first step. From that action, wisdom arises and change begins. Without action, nothing changes.

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  Life, Firsts, Steps

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• Increase your joy by doing the good you wish to have done to you.

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  Joy, Wish, Done

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• Often the biggest obstacle in meeting life’s challenges is actually our own fear of failure.

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  Challenges, Obstacles, Fear Of Failure

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• Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It is the revolution that rewrites the scenario of our destiny.

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  Prayer, Destiny, Light

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• To be fearless no matter what happens-that is the root of true happiness. To move forward resolutely regardless of what lies in store-that is the spirit, the resolve, that leads to human victory.

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  Lying, Moving, Roots

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• I can do more. I can grow. I can become a bigger and better human being.

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  Bigger And Better, Grows, Humans

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• Hope is the sun. It is light. It is passion. It is the fundamental force for life's blossoming.

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  Passion, Light, Hopeful

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• Embrace your dreams and advance as far as they can take you.

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  Dream, Embrace, Your Dreams

  Daisaku Ikeda (2000). “The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions”, p.101, Middleway Press

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• Hope changes everything. It changes winter into summer, darkness into dawn, descent into ascent, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy.

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  Summer, Creativity, Winter

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• Rather than becoming discouraged, know that encountering a wall is proof of the progress that you have made so far.

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  Wall, Progress, Becoming

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• I cannot say this too strongly: Do not compare yourselves to others. Be true to who you are, and continue to learn with all your might.

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  Might, Compare, Being True

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• The experience of losing a loved one impels us toward a deeper understanding of life. Everyone fears and is saddened by death. That is natural. But by struggling to overcome the pain and sadness that accompanies death, we become sharply aware of the dignity and preciousness of life and develop the compassion to share the sufferings of others as our own.

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  Pain, Struggle, Sadness

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• There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.

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  Past, Important, Sowing

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• Many things happen in life. There are joyous days and times of suffering. Sometimes unpleasant things occur. But that's what makes life so interesting. The dramas we encounter are part and parcel of being human. If we experienced no change or drama in our lives, if nothing unexpected ever happened, we would merely be like automatons, our lives unbearably monotonous and dull. Therefore, please develop a strong self so that you can enact the drama of your life with confidence and poise in the face of whatever vicissitudes you may encounter.

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  Strong, Drama, Self

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• The darker the night, the nearer the dawn. Victory in life is decided by that last concentrated burst of energy filled with the resolve to win.

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  Winning, Night, Victory

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• The greatest tragedy in life is not to die, it is to live as if dead, to let the life within us wither. Toward what goal or achievement are we striving in life? This is the important question to ask ourselves.

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  Goal, Achievement, Tragedy

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• True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances.

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  Strong, Mean, Trying

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• No matter what kind of difficult situation one may find oneself in, some opening, some opportunity to fight one's way out, can always be found. What's most important is to hold fast to Hope, to face the future with courage.

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  Fighting, Opportunity, Difficult Situations

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• Being sincere, dedicated and honest is the key. People of integrity triumph in the end.

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  Integrity, Keys, People

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• The power of growth, of improvement, the power to overcome all stagnation and break through every obstacle and transform a barren wasteland into a verdant field - that unstoppable power of hope resides right within your own heart. It wells up from the rich earth of your innermost being when you face the future without doubt or fear: "I can do more. I can grow. I can become a bigger and better human being."

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  Heart, Break Through, Hopeful

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• Whatever your circumstances, whatever your past, the forces that determine your future are nowhere but within your own heart and mind. It is here that the star of your destiny shines.

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  Stars, Heart, Past

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• What we need most is to restore and revive our humanity. We must create a society where people can live with dignity, a society where people can live in peace and happiness. People are tired of games played for power and profit. People are tired of hatred and conflict. They want to live with more wisdom and confidence, and in peace. It may seem like a long and distant path, but I am convinced that the 21st century must see a movement to sow the seeds of peace, happiness and trust in every person's heart. The seeds of a truly humane way of life. I am convinced this is the only path.

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  Tired, Heart, Humane Way

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• What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of difficulty. What is true success in life? True success means winning in your battle with yourself. Those who persist in the pursuit of their dreams, no matter what the hurdles, are winners in life, for they have won over their weaknesses.

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  Dream, Giving Up, Mistake

  Daisaku Ikeda (2000). “The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions”, p.107, Middleway Press

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