Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Martha Jefferson Randolph New York Apr. 26. 1790. interesting occupations are essential to happiness: indeed the whole art of being happy consists in the art of finding emploiment. RC (NNPM). PrC (MHi). Published in PTJ, 16:386–87. Print AuthorThomas JeffersonRecipientMartha Jefferson RandolphDate Range1771 - 1790DateApril 26, 1790CollectionQuotes by and about Thomas JeffersonRepositoryNNPMMHiQuote CategoryIdleness