Daisaku Ikeda Quotes

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

We need each other to do things that we can't do for ourselves. If we are intimately connected with each other, we just give things to each other; if we don't know each other we find another way to handle it. If you think about it, each according to his or her abilities and each according to his or her needs is sort of the same thing as supply and demand.

If you really want to help this world, what you will have to teach is how to live in it.

Help people with problems, your problems disappear.

We're helping those children who cannot help themselves and giving a push to those who can. We've done it by working together for a common purpose. I see no reason to stop now.

I believe the world is one big family, and we need to help each other.

I think the greatest thing that we can do is take care of each other.

People must help one another; it is nature's law.

Whenever we make it over the threshold, we have to reach back and help others.

It is really important for me to help my culture.

It is quite fitting that charity should begin at home ... but then it should not end at home; for those that help nobody will find none to help them in time of need.

I do believe that it is quite necessary for us as a people to reach back, over and down to help the less fortunate of our number.

I used to have horrible cars that would always end up broken down on the highway. When I tried to flag someone down, nobody stopped. But if I pushed my own car, other drivers would get out and push with me. If you want help, help yourself - people like to see that.

We learned early on that if we help enough people, the money will come.

The most important responsibility we have on this planet is to take care of one another.

If we don't stand up for others, who will be left to stand up for us?

When someone needs help, you help. Right?

People like givers, people want to help givers. I get stuff all the time.

It is okay to ask for help. I give help when others need it, and ask for help when I need it.

When you get on the boat that's saving you, don't pull up the ladder behind you

People always say there is competition in nature, but I think that because we are human, it's not only competition. Because we are human we have something other than competition - sharing, helping others, or being oneself. Competition is really kind of ugly.

It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can help others. It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can be helped in a lasting way.

I'm quite shocked and have been for quite a while as for the way people are treating each other. That's why I go out and I speak for the hungry, and if I see somebody needs a hug during the day, I'll go and give them a hug, and I think we should all use a little bit more of that.

For what are we born if not to aid one another?

The truest state of humanity is that you're living for other people.