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Daisaku Ikeda on Perseverance

Guidance on never giving up, enduring through hardship, and understanding that the person who perseveres to the end is the one who truly wins.

15 quotes

“The last five minutes of endurance — that is what decides victory or defeat. Never give up in the crucial moment.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, The New Human Revolution, Vol. 3

“Fall down seven times, stand up eight. This is the spirit of Buddhism. This is the spirit of a winner.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, For Today and Tomorrow

“No one succeeds without struggle. Difficulties are the forge in which we are shaped. Embrace them.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, Discussions on Youth

“If you are feeling exhausted, if you are feeling defeated, that is often a sign that you are close to a breakthrough. Keep going.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace

“The bamboo that bends is stronger than the oak that resists. Flexibility and persistence — that is how we survive the storms of life.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, For Today and Tomorrow

“Do not be afraid of failure. Failure is simply a stepping stone on the path to success. The only real failure is giving up.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, Discussions on Youth

“A river does not carve through rock because of its power, but because of its persistence.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace

“When you feel like giving up, that is the time to chant the most. That is the time to strengthen your resolve.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, Faith Into Action

“The person who can endure through the longest winter is the person who will see the most beautiful spring.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, For Today and Tomorrow

“In the end, the person who wins is not the one with the most talent, but the one who refuses to give up.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, The New Human Revolution, Vol. 12

“Every great accomplishment in history was achieved by someone who refused to believe it was impossible.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, Discussions on Youth

“Challenges are not punishments. They are opportunities to deepen your faith, strengthen your character, and prove your worth.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace

“The true measure of a person is not how they act in times of comfort, but how they act in times of adversity.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, For Today and Tomorrow

“One more step. Just one more step. That is all you need to focus on when the road seems impossibly long.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, Youth and the Writings of Nichiren Daishonin

“Giving up is the only thing that can truly defeat us. As long as we refuse to give up, we are invincible.”

— Daisaku Ikeda, The New Human Revolution, Vol. 8

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