Logo
Quote by Daisaku Ikeda
Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way o

Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on being more rather than simply having more. – Daisaku Ikeda

Other quotes by Daisaku Ikeda

History is filled with tragic examples of wars that result from diplomatic impasse. Whether in our local communities or in international relations, the skillful use of our communicative capacities to negotiate and resolve differences is the first evidence of human wisdom. – Daisaku Ikeda

Category:
History
Author
Daisaku Ikeda
Read Quote

Humanity has experienced many revolutionary changes over the course of history: revolutions in agriculture, in science, industrial production, as well as numerous political revolutions. But these have all been limited to the external aspects of our individual and collective lives. – Daisaku Ikeda

Category:
History
Author
Daisaku Ikeda
Read Quote

Ultimately, all human activities have as their goal the realization of happiness. Why, then, have we ended up producing the opposite result? Could the underlying cause be our failure to correctly understand the true nature of happiness? – Daisaku Ikeda

Category:
Failure
Author
Daisaku Ikeda
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Happiness
category

I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress. – Lillie Langtry

Category:
Happiness

The sum of the whole is plainly this: The nature of man considered in his single capacity, and with respect only to the present world, is adapted and leads him to attain the greatest happiness he can for himself in the present world. – Joseph Butler

Category:
Happiness

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. – Helen Keller

Category:
Happiness

Money cant buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. – Spike Milligan

Category:
Happiness

Random Quotes

The 20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one were in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and we had some great years. Those were the days when American believed in itself. I was happy and proud to be painting it. – Norman Rockwell

Category:
great

Just because you are CEO, dont think you have landed. You must continually increase your learning, the way you think, and the way you approach the organization. Ive never forgotten that. – Indra Nooyi

Category:
Learning

Its impossible to put yourself first when youre a mom. – Jillian Michaels

Category:
mom

When youre taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love? – Marilyn Manson

Category:
Love