Daisaku Ikeda
Biography
Quotes
- Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.
- it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.
- Life is painful. It has thorns, like the stem of a rose. Culture and art are the roses that bloom on the stem. The flower is yourself, your humanity. Art is the liberation of the humanity inside yourself.
