--- title: "9 Genuine Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "9 Genuine quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more Genuine sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/daisaku-ikeda-1472_causes_genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts_3010316.png" --- > [Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts-while-manipulation-causes/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/daisaku-ikeda-1472_causes_genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts_3010316.png) > [Rise to the challenges that life presents you. You can't develop genuine character and ability by sidestepping adversity and struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/rise-to-the-challenges-that-life-presents-you-you-can-t-develop/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c0/daisaku-ikeda-1472_ability_rise-to-the-challenges-that-life-present_2678561.jpg) > [Courage and compassion are two sides of the same coin. Compassion without courage is not genuine. You may have a compassionate thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/courage-and-compassion-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin-compassion/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d9/daisaku-ikeda-1472_coins_courage-and-compassion-are-two-sides-of_2804083.png) > [When we have a genuine sense that, no matter how difficult our present circumstances, we are not alone-that we are vitally connected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/when-we-have-a-genuine-sense-that-no-matter-how-difficult-our-present/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/daisaku-ikeda-1472_challenges_when-we-have-a-genuine-sense-that-no-mat_3154478.png) > [Leadership that exploits and sacrifices young people on the altar of its goals is nothing more than raw, demonic power. Genuine leadership…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/leadership-that-exploits-and-sacrifices-young-people-on-the-altar-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a74/daisaku-ikeda-1472_demonic_leadership-that-exploits-and-sacrifices_1812446.png) > [It is only through such real-life daily struggles and challenges that a genuine sensitivity to human rights can be inculcated. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/it-is-only-through-such-real-life-daily-struggles-and-challenges-that/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/daisaku-ikeda-1472_challenges_it-is-only-through-such-real-life-daily_1736331.png) > [All right, let's get to work again!-This is the spirit of people of genuine substance. Those who avoid hard work or neglect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/all-right-let-s-get-to-work-again-this-is-the-spirit-of-people-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/daisaku-ikeda-1472_eating_all-right-let-s-get-to-work-again-this-i_1215445.png) > [Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/genuine-happiness-can-only-be-achieved-when-we-transform-our-way-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/daisaku-ikeda-1472_committed_genuine-happiness-can-only-be-achieved-w_1279818.png) > [Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. Never be flustered; never lose confidence. This is the way…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/daisaku-ikeda-1472_able_never-be-shaken-no-matter-what-happens-o_140682.png) ## Other authors on Genuine ## 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/genuine/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "9 Genuine Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daisaku Ikeda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts-while-manipulation-causes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/daisaku-ikeda-1472_causes_genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts_3010316.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/daisaku-ikeda-1472_causes_genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts_3010316.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b25/daisaku-ikeda-1472_causes_genuine-sincerity-opens-people-s-hearts_3010316.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Genuine sincerity opens people's hearts, while manipulation causes them to close.” — Daisaku Ikeda", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Rise to the challenges that life presents you. 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