Soka Gakkai discussion meetings are oases where ordinary people gather; they reverberate with a spirit of fresh resolve and gratitude, where suffering is transformed into courage, and exhaustion into a satisfying sense of fulfillment. These small gatherings are microcosms of human harmony.
>From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, pp. 127-128

Daisaku Ikeda

Mr. Toda sternly observed that the sense of happiness we feel in the final years of our life is what counts. It’s got nothing to do with how well things go in your youth. Similarly, no matter how many times you fail at something when you’re young, there’s plenty of time to recover and get yourself back on course. Never lose hope, never lose your aspiration to do better.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 2, revised edition, p. 345

Daisaku Ikeda

The power of chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo is unfathomable. The “light” of the daimoku we chant reaches every corner of the universe, illuminating even those agonizing in the hell of incessant suffering after death and enabling them to attain Buddhahood directly, says the Daishonin.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 1, revised edition, p. 341

Daisaku Ikeda