Happiness doesn't exist on the far side of distant mountains.

Buddhism Day by Day

Wisdom for Modern Life by Daisaku Ikeda
Monday, March 18, 2013:

 

Happiness doesn't exist on the far side of distant mountains. It is within you, yourself. Not you, however, sitting in idle passivity. It is to be found in the vibrant dynamism of your own life as you struggle to challenge and overcome one obstacle after another, as you clamber up a perilous ridge in pursuit of that which lies beyond.