People can only live fully by helping others to live. When you give life to friends you truly live. Cultures can only realize their further richness by honoring other traditions. And only by respecting natural life can humanity continue to exist.
Daisaku IkedaAbout author
- Author's profession: Writer
- Nationality: japanese
- Born: January 2, 1928
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