--- title: "19 Matter Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "19 Matter quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more Matter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/daisaku-ikeda-1472_bleak_no-matter-how-hopeless-or-bleak-things-a_2238323.png" --- > [No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/no-matter-how-hopeless-or-bleak-things-appear-the-moment-always-comes/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dd/daisaku-ikeda-1472_bleak_no-matter-how-hopeless-or-bleak-things-a_2238323.png) > [To be fearless no matter what happens-that is the root of true happiness. To move forward resolutely regardless of what lies in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/to-be-fearless-no-matter-what-happens-that-is-the-root-of-true/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3db/daisaku-ikeda-1472_courage_to-be-fearless-no-matter-what-happens-th_759296.png) > [The economy is after all driven by people. No matter how dire the situation may be, as long as people are firm,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-economy-is-after-all-driven-by-people-no-matter-how-dire-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/daisaku-ikeda-1472_driven_the-economy-is-after-all-driven-by-peopl_2071110.png) > [What matters is the value we’ve created in our lives, the people we’ve made happy and how much we’ve grown as people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created-in-our-lives-the-people-we-ve/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/512/daisaku-ikeda-1472_life_what-matters-is-the-value-we-ve-created_2778170.png) > [We are responsible for our own destiny. What matters is how we improve ourselves from this moment forward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/we-are-responsible-for-our-own-destiny-what-matters-is-how-we-improve/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/684/daisaku-ikeda-1472_destiny_we-are-responsible-for-our-own-destiny-w_2933935.png) > [No matter how complex global problems may seem, it is we ourselves who have given rise to them. They cannot be beyond…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/no-matter-how-complex-global-problems-may-seem-it-is-we-ourselves-who/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d0/daisaku-ikeda-1472_complexes_no-matter-how-complex-global-problems-ma_1461336.png) > [True happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/true-happiness-means-forging-a-strong-spirit-that-is-undefeated-no/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/daisaku-ikeda-1472_circumstances_true-happiness-means-forging-a-strong-sp_938521.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) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62d/daisaku-ikeda-1472_affluent_no-matter-how-healthy-intelligent-or-aff_1140679.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) > [What is defeat in life? It is not merely making a mistake; defeat means giving up on yourself in the midst of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-is-defeat-in-life-it-is-not-merely-making-a-mistake-defeat-means/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60e/daisaku-ikeda-1472_battle_what-is-defeat-in-life-it-is-not-merely_600872.png) > [The crucial thing is to arouse the awareness that as a matter of human conscience we can never permit the people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-crucial-thing-is-to-arouse-the-awareness-that-as-a-matter-of/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/552/daisaku-ikeda-1472_awareness_the-crucial-thing-is-to-arouse-the-aware_953989.jpg) > [The human spirit is as expansive as the cosmos. This is why it is so tragic to belittle yourself or to question…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-human-spirit-is-as-expansive-as-the-cosmos-this-is-why-it-is-so/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e1b/daisaku-ikeda-1472_adversity_the-human-spirit-is-as-expansive-as-the_3188740.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) > [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) > [We should all develop the mind to rejoice in, praise and share in the gift of those who have artistic talents and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/we-should-all-develop-the-mind-to-rejoice-in-praise-and-share-in-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d2/daisaku-ikeda-1472_accessories_we-should-all-develop-the-mind-to-rejoic_2126497.png) > [Even places that have been shrouded in darkness for billions of years can be illuminated. Even a stone from the bottom of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/even-places-that-have-been-shrouded-in-darkness-for-billions-of-years/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cb/daisaku-ikeda-1472_ascent_even-places-that-have-been-shrouded-in-d_2978832.jpg) > [One's true worth as a human being is not a matter of outward appearance or title, but derives rather from the breadth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/one-s-true-worth-as-a-human-being-is-not-a-matter-of-outward/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a40/daisaku-ikeda-1472_action_one-s-true-worth-as-a-human-being-is-not_1697699.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 Matter ## 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/matter/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "19 Matter Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No matter how hopeless or bleak things appear, the moment always comes when suddenly our spirit revives, and hope is reborn. 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