Thomas Jefferson Occupation Quotations

It is neither wealth nor splendor? but tranquillity and occupation which givehappiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquillity and occupation which give happiness.

To be really useful, we must keep pace with the state of society, and not dishearten it by attempts at what its population, means, or occupations will fail in attempting.

Had not a conviction of the danger to which an unlimited occupation of the executive chair would expose the republican Constitution of our Government, made it conscientiously a duty to retire when I did, the fear of becoming a dotard and of being insensible of it, would of itself have resisted all solicitations to remain.