Strength is Happiness. Strength is itself victory. In weakness and cowardice there is no happiness. When you wage a struggle, you might win or you might lose. But regardless of the short-term outcome, the very fact of your continuing to struggle is proof of your victory as a human being.
Daisaku IkedaEnvying another's beauty will diminish your own. But when you praise beauty in others your own beauty deepens.
Daisaku IkedaTrue happiness means forging a strong spirit that is undefeated, no matter how trying our circumstances.
Daisaku IkedaWhen you devote yourself to achieving your goal, you will not be bothered by shallow criticism. Nothing important can be accomplished if you allow yourself to be swayed by some trifling matter, always looking over your shoulder and wondering what others are saying or thinking. The key to achievement is to move forward along your chosen path with firm determination.
Daisaku Ikeda