Faith is—to fear nothing
to stand unswayed
the power to surmount any obstacle.
Faith is the source from which all solutions flow.

From To My Beloved Young American Friends, Youthful Bodhisattvas of the Earth (1981) The Sun of Youth, pp. 65–75

Daisaku Ikeda

Happiness does not lie in outward appearances nor in vanity. It is a matter of what you feel inside; it is a deep resonance in our lives. I would venture that the first condition for happiness is fulfillment. My Dear Friends in America, fourth edition, p. 484
FNCC Opening (1996)

Daisaku Ikeda

There is no need to fall into meaningless and unproductive pessimism. All these problems are caused by human beings, which means that they must have a human solution. However long the effort takes, if we do not abandon the work of unknotting the tangled threads of these interrelated issues, we can be certain of finding a way forward.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, p. 491

Daisaku Ikeda