--- title: "18 Persons Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda" description: "18 Persons quotes by Daisaku Ikeda. Plus more from Daisaku Ikeda and more Persons sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/daisaku-ikeda-1472_genuinely_a-genuinely-happy-person-is-one-who-has_2714600.png" --- > [A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-genuinely-happy-person-is-one-who-has-rendered-others-happy/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66b/daisaku-ikeda-1472_genuinely_a-genuinely-happy-person-is-one-who-has_2714600.png) > [A truly beautiful person is one who is good at discovering beauty.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-truly-beautiful-person-is-one-who-is-good-at-discovering-beauty/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/daisaku-ikeda-1472_beautiful_a-truly-beautiful-person-is-one-who-is-g_1398328.png) > [A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-person-s-true-nature-is-revealed-at-times-of-the-greatest-adversity/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/daisaku-ikeda-1472_adversity_a-person-s-true-nature-is-revealed-at-ti_2492654.png) > [The person who lives life fully, glowing with life’s energy, is the person who lives a successful life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-person-who-lives-life-fully-glowing-with-life-s-energy-is-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a6/daisaku-ikeda-1472_energy_the-person-who-lives-life-fully-glowing_1566668.png) > [A person who respects others is respected by others in return. Those who treat others with compassion and concern are protected and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-person-who-respects-others-is-respected-by-others-in-return-those/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad6/daisaku-ikeda-1472_compassion_a-person-who-respects-others-is-respecte_1299477.png) > [Happiness does not exist as an isolated quality, nor does it conform to a single fixed pattern. Happiness is something that breathes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/happiness-does-not-exist-as-an-isolated-quality-nor-does-it-conform/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ce/daisaku-ikeda-1472_breathe_happiness-does-not-exist-as-an-isolated_2643273.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 eyes of a poet discover in each person a unique and irreplaceable humanity. While arrogant intellect seeks to control and manipulate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-eyes-of-a-poet-discover-in-each-person-a-unique-and-irreplaceable/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ca/daisaku-ikeda-1472_arrogant_the-eyes-of-a-poet-discover-in-each-pers_370196.jpg) > [A person fully awakened to the jewel-like dignity of their own life is capable of truly respecting that same treasure in others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/a-person-fully-awakened-to-the-jewel-like-dignity-of-their-own-life/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b79/daisaku-ikeda-1472_awakened_a-person-fully-awakened-to-the-jewel-lik_3196765.png) > [Poems and songs penned as an unstoppable outpouring of the heart take on a life of their own. They transcend the limits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/poems-and-songs-penned-as-an-unstoppable-outpouring-of-the-heart-take/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/424/daisaku-ikeda-1472_heart_poems-and-songs-penned-as-an-unstoppable_1275230.png) > [The course of our lives is determined by how we react--what we decide and what we do--at the darkest of times. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-course-of-our-lives-is-determined-by-how-we-react-what-we-decide/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/daisaku-ikeda-1472_courses_the-course-of-our-lives-is-determined-by_1651419.jpg) > [Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/let-us-give-something-to-each-person-we-meet-joy-courage-hope/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d23/daisaku-ikeda-1472_assurance_let-us-give-something-to-each-person-we_1505610.png) > [True love should be transformative; a process that amplifies our capacity to cherish not just one person but all people. It can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/true-love-should-be-transformative-a-process-that-amplifies-our/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f2/daisaku-ikeda-1472_amplify_true-love-should-be-transformative-a-pro_1602636.png) > [Our voice resonates with life. Because this is so, it can touch the lives of others. The caring and compassion imbued in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/our-voice-resonates-with-life-because-this-is-so-it-can-touch-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/102/daisaku-ikeda-1472_action_our-voice-resonates-with-life-because-th_1257746.png) > [As long as we are human, we are destined to make mistakes. We all fall prey to flawed beliefs and views. What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/as-long-as-we-are-human-we-are-destined-to-make-mistakes-we-all-fall/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/daisaku-ikeda-1472_belief_as-long-as-we-are-human-we-are-destined_274810.png) > [The misfortune of others is our misfortune. Our happiness is the happiness of others. To see ourselves in others and feel an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/the-misfortune-of-others-is-our-misfortune-our-happiness-is-the/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/770/daisaku-ikeda-1472_feels_the-misfortune-of-others-is-our-misfortu_1116527.jpg) > [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) > [Within the heart of every person exists the flame of wisdom that transforms all suffering into kindling for the fire of creative…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daisaku-ikeda/within-the-heart-of-every-person-exists-the-flame-of-wisdom-that/) [Daisaku Ikeda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daisaku-ikeda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b5/daisaku-ikeda-1472_creative_within-the-heart-of-every-person-exists_1238012.png) ## Other authors on Persons ## 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/persons/daisaku-ikeda/#itemlist", "name": "18 Persons Quotes By Daisaku Ikeda", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A genuinely happy person is one who has rendered others happy.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Daisaku Ikeda" }, "url": 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