--- title: "6 Defeated Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "6 Defeated quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more Defeated sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/daisaku-ikeda-1472_defeated_life-isn-t-always-smooth-if-it-were-we-w_656508.jpg" --- > [Life isn't always smooth. If it were, we would never grow & develop as human beings. If we succeed, we are envied;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/life-isn-t-always-smooth-if-it-were-we-would-never-grow-develop-as/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9dd/daisaku-ikeda-1472_defeated_life-isn-t-always-smooth-if-it-were-we-w_656508.jpg) > [The challenge of preventing any further proliferation of nuclear weapons is just such a trial in the quest for world peace, one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-challenge-of-preventing-any-further-proliferation-of-nuclear/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08d/daisaku-ikeda-1472_adventure_the-challenge-of-preventing-any-further_879108.jpg) > [We have both a weak self and a strong self; the two are completely different. If we allow our weak side to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/we-have-both-a-weak-self-and-a-strong-self-the-two-are-completely/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/daisaku-ikeda-1472_defeated_we-have-both-a-weak-self-and-a-strong-se_1762673.png) > [People who are rooted in the here and now, who are not defeated by their limitations, who don’t compare themselves to others,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/people-who-are-rooted-in-the-here-and-now-who-are-not-defeated-by/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/daisaku-ikeda-1472_chosen_people-who-are-rooted-in-the-here-and-no_2692346.png) > [Victory lies in not getting defeated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/victory-lies-in-not-getting-defeated/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26e/daisaku-ikeda-1472_defeated_victory-lies-in-not-getting-defeated-273_2739326.png) > [Reality is harsh. It can be cruel and ugly. Yet no matter how much we grieve over our environment and circumstances nothing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/reality-is-harsh-it-can-be-cruel-and-ugly-yet-no-matter-how-much-we/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/daisaku-ikeda-1472_circumstances_reality-is-harsh-it-can-be-cruel-and-ugl_2784461.png) ## Other authors on Defeated ## More by Daisaku Ikeda > [Dialogue and education for peace can help free our hearts from the impulse toward intolerance and the rejection of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/dialogue-and-education-for-peace-can-help-free-our-hearts-from-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [I firmly believe that the mission of religion in the 21st century must be to contribute concretely to the peaceful coexistence of humankind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/i-firmly-believe-that-the-mission-of-religion-in-the-21st-century/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Prayer is the way to destroy all fear. It is the way to banish sorrow, the way to light a torch of hope. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/prayer-is-the-way-to-destroy-all-fear-it-is-the-way-to-banish-sorrow/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [The differences between people need not act as barriers that wound, harm and drive us apart. Rather, these very differences among cultures and civilizations…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-differences-between-people-need-not-act-as-barriers-that-wound/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [A sense of being part of the great all-inclusive life prompts us to reflect on our own place and on how we ought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-sense-of-being-part-of-the-great-all-inclusive-life-prompts-us-to/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/i-believe-that-a-culture-of-peace-must-be-the-essential-foundation-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Come on obstacles! I've been expecting you! This is the chance that I've been waiting for!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/come-on-obstacles-i-ve-been-expecting-you-this-is-the-chance-that-i/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Like the ocean that remains calm in its depths even when waves rage over its surface, and like the sun that continues shining on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/like-the-ocean-that-remains-calm-in-its-depths-even-when-waves-rage/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way we should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/never-be-shaken-no-matter-what-happens-or-what-others-may-say-never/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [What our world most requires now is the kind of education that foster love for humankind, that develops character-that provides an intellectual basis for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-our-world-most-requires-now-is-the-kind-of-education-that-foster/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [“Human wisdom has advanced to the point where man can construct satellites. And yet man in his wisdom cannot find a way to rescue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/human-wisdom-has-advanced-to-the-point-where-man-can-construct/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Men and women who know the brutal reality of war, who know that war strips people of their very humanity, must unite in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/men-and-women-who-know-the-brutal-reality-of-war-who-know-that-war/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [But I think we need to remember that democracy everywhere is by its nature incomplete, a work in progress.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/but-i-think-we-need-to-remember-that-democracy-everywhere-is-by-its/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Life can unfold unlimitedly as long as we have a heart of appreciation and an undefeated mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/life-can-unfold-unlimitedly-as-long-as-we-have-a-heart-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) > [Humanity's collective mission in the cosmos lies in the practice of compassion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/humanity-s-collective-mission-in-the-cosmos-lies-in-the-practice-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/defeated/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "6 Defeated Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Life isn't always smooth. 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