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title: "16 Ifs Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda"
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> [If we look at the world with a love of life, the world will reveal its beauty to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/if-we-look-at-the-world-with-a-love-of-life-the-world-will-reveal-its/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/if-you-summon-your-courage-to-challenge-something-you-ll-never-be/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [One thing is certain: That is that the power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/one-thing-is-certain-that-is-that-the-power-of-belief-the-power-of/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [No matter how healthy, intelligent or affluent we may be, if our minds are weak, then our happiness will also be frail…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/no-matter-how-healthy-intelligent-or-affluent-we-may-be-if-our-minds/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-greatest-tragedy-in-life-is-not-to-die-it-is-to-live-as-if-dead/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [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/)

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> [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/)

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> [When you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/when-you-devote-yourself-to-achieving-your-goal-you-will-not-be-2/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of that determination fades in time. The moment you feel that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/anyone-who-has-ever-made-a-resolution-discovers-that-the-strength-of-2/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [If we are to put the era of nuclear terror behind us, we must struggle against the real 'enemy.' That enemy is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/if-we-are-to-put-the-era-of-nuclear-terror-behind-us-we-must-struggle/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [The important thing is to firmly fix our gaze on our own weaknesses, not run away from them, but to battle them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-important-thing-is-to-firmly-fix-our-gaze-on-our-own-weaknesses/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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> [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/)

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> [One thing is certain: The power of belief, the power of thought, will move reality in the direction of what we believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/one-thing-is-certain-the-power-of-belief-the-power-of-thought-will/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/many-things-happen-in-life-there-are-joyous-days-and-times-of/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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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;…](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/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/to-possess-both-wisdom-and-compassion-is-the-heart-of-our-human/)

[Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/)

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## Other authors on Ifs

## 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/)

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                        "text": "Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of that determination fades in time. The moment you feel that is when you should make a fresh determination. Tell yourself, “OK! I will start again from now!” If you fall down seven times, get up an eighth. Don’t give up when you feel discouraged-jus t pick yourself up and renew your determination each time.",
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                        "text": "If we are to put the era of nuclear terror behind us, we must struggle against the real 'enemy.' That enemy is not nuclear weapons per se, nor is it the states that possess or develop them. The real enemy that we must confront is the ways of thinking that justify nuclear weapons; the readiness to annihilate others when they are seen as a threat or as a hindrance to the realization of our objectives.",
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                        "text": "The important thing is to firmly fix our gaze on our own weaknesses, not run away from them, but to battle them head-on and establish a solid self that nothing can sway. Hardships forge and polish our lives, so that eventually they shine with brilliant fortune and benefit. If left in its raw, unpolished form, even the most magnificent gem will not sparkle. The same applies to our lives.",
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                        "text": "The challenge of preventing any further proliferation of nuclear weapons is just such a trial in the quest for world peace, one that cannot be achieved if we are defeated by a sense of helplessness. The crucial element is to ensure that any struggle against evil is rooted firmly in a consciousness of the unity of the human family, something only gained through the mastery of our own inner contradictions.",
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                        "text": "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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                        "text": "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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