Daisaku Ikeda Quotes - Page 2

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• The place where you are now is vital. The path toward victory opens from where you stand.

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  Victory, Path, Where You Are

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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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• A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.

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  Genuine Happiness, Happy Person, Persons

  Daisaku Ikeda (2017). “Hope Is a Decision: Selected Essays”, p.102, Middleway Press

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• A healthy vision of the future is not possible without an accurate knowledge of the past.

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  Past, Visions Of The Future, Healthy

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• Victory lies in not getting defeated.

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  Lying, Victory, Defeated

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• The moment you resolve to be victorious, every nerve and fiber in your being will immediately orient itself toward your success.

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  Nerves, Fiber, Moments

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• Life isn't always smooth. If it were, we would never grow & develop
  as human beings. If we succeed, we are envied; if we fail, we are
  ridiculed & attacked. Sadly, this is how people are. Unexpected
  grief & suffering may lie ahead of you. But it is precisely when you
  encounter such trying times that you must not be defeated. NEVER GIVE
  UP! NEVER RETREAT!

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  Giving Up, Lying, Grief

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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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• Life is filled with potential that is truly unfathomable. At last we are coming to see the enormous power it possesses. That is why we must never write anyone off. In particular, we mustn’t put boundaries on our own potential. In most cases, our so-called limitations are nothing more than our own decision to limit ourselves.

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  Writing, Decision, Lasts

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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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• When human beings live together, conflict is inevitable. War is not.

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  War, Together, Conflict

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• Just as a diamond can only be polished by another diamond, it is only through genuine, all-out engagement with others that people can polish their character, and help each other to reach greater heights.

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  Character, People, Height

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  What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a step forward.

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  Inspirational, Courage, Buddhist

  Daisaku Ikeda (2000). “The Way of Youth: Buddhist Common Sense for Handling Life's Questions”, p.111, Middleway Press

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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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• 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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• 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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• If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life.

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  Inspirational, Character, Smooth Sailing

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• Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of their determination fades with time. The important thing is not that your resolve never wavers, but that you don't get down on yourself when it does and throw in the towel.

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  Determination, Attitude, Important

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• People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.

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  Helping Others, People, Giving

  Daisaku Ikeda (2014). “Journey of Life: Selected Poems of Daisaku Ikeda”, p.233, I.B.Tauris

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• Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.

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  War, Suffering Of Others, Depth

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• Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.

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  Believe, Important, May

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• Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more.

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  Inspiring, Focus, Way

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• Ultimately, the only way to make good friends is to become a good friend yourself. Good people gather around other good people.

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  Friends, Good Friend, People

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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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• If you summon your courage to challenge something, you’ll never be left with regret. How sad it is to spend your life wishing, “If only I’d had a little more courage.” Whatever the outcome may be, the important thing is to step forward on the path that you believe is right.

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  Regret, Believe, Challenges

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