Daisaku Ikeda
Ultimately, what matters is not worldly power or outward appearances. Rather, it is our efforts to treasure as we would ourselves those who are suffering and those who are making sincere efforts for kosen-rufu. We must never forget that to encourage and care for others in this way is the essence of genuine humanity.
From The Wisdom for Creating Happiness and Peace, part 3, revised edition, pp. 82-83