--- title: "14 Important Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "14 Important quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more Important sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/daisaku-ikeda-1472_heart_the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is_2521448.png" --- > [The heart is what is important." There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is-nothing-more-vulnerable/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/daisaku-ikeda-1472_heart_the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is_2521448.png) > [It is important that we have the inner richness to be able to look up at the stars or the moon and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/it-is-important-that-we-have-the-inner-richness-to-be-able-to-look-up/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33d/daisaku-ikeda-1472_able_it-is-important-that-we-have-the-inner-r_1033314.png) > [What may look like a small act of courage is courage nevertheless. The important thing is to be willing to take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-may-look-like-a-small-act-of-courage-is-courage-nevertheless-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20f/daisaku-ikeda-1472_acts-of-courage_what-may-look-like-a-small-act-of-courag_2430012.png) > [There’s no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/there-s-no-need-for-us-to-be-held-back-by-the-past-or-how-things-have/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8aa/daisaku-ikeda-1472_future_there-s-no-need-for-us-to-be-held-back-b_2867539.png) > [No matter what kind of difficult situation one may find oneself in, some opening, some opportunity to fight one's way out, can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/no-matter-what-kind-of-difficult-situation-one-may-find-oneself-in/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b4/daisaku-ikeda-1472_courage_no-matter-what-kind-of-difficult-situati_691373.png) > [Anyone who has ever made a resolution discovers that the strength of their determination fades with time. The important thing is not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/anyone-who-has-ever-made-a-resolution-discovers-that-the-strength-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f79/daisaku-ikeda-1472_attitude_anyone-who-has-ever-made-a-resolution-di_1069600.png) > [Just as cherry, plum, peach and damson blossoms all possess their own unique qualities, each person is unique. We cannot become someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/just-as-cherry-plum-peach-and-damson-blossoms-all-possess-their-own/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/daisaku-ikeda-1472_attitude_just-as-cherry-plum-peach-and-damson-blo_621033.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d64/daisaku-ikeda-1472_achievement_the-greatest-tragedy-in-life-is-not-to-d_451886.png) > [Music speaks directly to the heart. This response, this echo within the heart, is proof that human hearts can transcend the barriers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/music-speaks-directly-to-the-heart-this-response-this-echo-within-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/daisaku-ikeda-1472_barriers_music-speaks-directly-to-the-heart-this_1768720.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e42/daisaku-ikeda-1472_accomplished_when-you-devote-yourself-to-achieving-yo_2295112.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/daisaku-ikeda-1472_believe_if-you-summon-your-courage-to-challenge_1112642.png) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/daisaku-ikeda-1472_battle_the-important-thing-is-to-firmly-fix-our_2401180.jpg) > [It's important to resolve to yourself, 'I will absolutely win!' Then this firm commitment will serve as the wellspring of great wisdom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/it-s-important-to-resolve-to-yourself-i-will-absolutely-win-then-this/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36d/daisaku-ikeda-1472_commitment_it-s-important-to-resolve-to-yourself-i_2049733.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 Important ## 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/important/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "14 Important Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The heart is what is important.\" There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human mind; nor is there anything as powerful, steadfast and ennobling.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daisaku Ikeda" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is-nothing-more-vulnerable/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/daisaku-ikeda-1472_heart_the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is_2521448.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/daisaku-ikeda-1472_heart_the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is_2521448.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/daisaku-ikeda-1472_heart_the-heart-is-what-is-important-there-is_2521448.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The heart is what is important.\" There is nothing more vulnerable, nothing more corruptible than the human…” — Daisaku Ikeda", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is important that we have the inner richness to be able to look up at the stars or the moon and compose a poem once in a while. 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