"To possess both wisdom and compassion is the……" — Daisaku Ikeda
"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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215 Quotes by Daisaku Ikeda
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