--- title: "13 May Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "13 May quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more May sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f6/daisaku-ikeda-1472_able_never-be-shaken-no-matter-what-happens-o_140682.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 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) > [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) > [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) > [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) > [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) > [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) > [You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/you-must-not-for-one-instant-give-up-the-effort-to-build-new-lives-2/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e0/daisaku-ikeda-1472_creativity_you-must-not-for-one-instant-give-up-the_2600566.png) > [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) > [So long as human history continues, we will face the perennial challenge of realizing, maintaining and strengthening peace through dialogue, of making…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/so-long-as-human-history-continues-we-will-face-the-perennial/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b0/daisaku-ikeda-1472_cease_so-long-as-human-history-continues-we-wi_2061561.png) > [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) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a8/daisaku-ikeda-1472_being-human_many-things-happen-in-life-there-are-joy_290100.png) > [What we need most is to restore and revive our humanity. We must create a society where people can live with dignity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/what-we-need-most-is-to-restore-and-revive-our-humanity-we-must/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fa/daisaku-ikeda-1472_21st-century_what-we-need-most-is-to-restore-and-revi_2601954.png) ## Other authors on May ## 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/may/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "13 May Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Never be shaken, no matter what happens or what others may say. 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