It is much more valuable to look for the strength in others. You can gain nothing by criticizing their imperfections.
Daisaku IkedaRead
All people have a natural desire to be needed, to have their importance to others tangibly confirmed.
Interpretation
What this quote means
People inherently seek validation and a sense of significance in the lives of others.
This quote emphasizes that every individual possesses an innate yearning for recognition and affirmation from those around them. To feel valued and acknowledged is a fundamental human need that fosters connections and enhances the sense of purpose and belonging within relationships.
Themes
ValidationImportanceRelationshipsConnectionNeed
In practice
Example use cases
In a team meeting, you might say this quote to highlight the importance of recognizing each member's contributions.
More from Daisaku Ikeda
All quotes βThereβs no need for us to be held back by the past or how things have been so far. The important thing is what seeds we are sowing now for the future.
Daisaku IkedaRead
True love should be transformative; a process that amplifies our capacity to cherish not just one person but all people. It can make us stronger, lift us higher and deepen us as individuals. Only to the extent that we polish ourselves now can we hope to develop wonderful bonds of the heart in the future.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Let us give something to each person we meet: joy, courage, hope, assurance, or philosophy, wisdom, a vision for the future. Let us always give something.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Just as a diamond can only be polished by another diamond, it is only through genuine, all-out engagement with others that people can polish their character, and help each other to reach greater heights.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Creating harmony amidst diversity is a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century. While celebrating the unique characteristics of different peoples and cultures, we have to create solidarity on the level of our common humanity, our common life. Without such solidarity, there will be no future for the human race. Diversity should not beget conflict in the world, but richness.
Daisaku IkedaRead
Similar quotes
Sir,' I interrupted him, 'you are inexorable for that unfortunate lady; you speak of her with hate --- with vindictive antipathy. It is cruel --- she cannot help being mad.
Charlotte BronteRead
Of all the peoples whom I have studied, from city dwellers to cliff dwellers, I always find that at least 50 percent would prefer to have at least one jungle between themselves and their mothers-in-law.
Margaret MeadRead
He wanted to put his arms around her, but she had a darkness that seemed to stand beside her like an acquaintance that would not go away.
Elizabeth StroutRead
Grief can be a slow ache that never seems to stop rising, yet as we grieve, those we love mysteriously become more and more a part of who we are.
Mark NepoRead
The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out. Not to write a letter to your congressman but to come out.
Barney FrankRead
..... it would be interesting to find out what goes on in that moment when someone looks at you and draws all sorts of conclusions.
Malcolm GladwellRead