Occupation

It is neither wealth or splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give happiness ~ Thomas Jefferson

Man finds nothing so intolerable as to be in a state of complete rest, without passions, without occupation, without diversion, without effort.   Then he feels his nullity, loneliness, inadequacy, dependence, helplessness, emptiness - Blaise Pascal

Monotony is the law of nature.   Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises.   The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving ~ Mahatma Gandhi

A human being must have occupation, if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world ~ Dorothy L Sayers

Let the beauty of what you love be wht you do ~ Jalal a-Din Rumi