A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process.

Daisaku Ikeda
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  1. 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.

  2. It is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings.

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  4. A great human revolution in just a single individual will help achieve a change in the destiny of a nation and, further, can even enable a change in the destiny of all humankind.

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