Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.~ Buddha ~ — kiritikumar (@vkiritikumar)
To support mother and father, to cherish wife and children, and to be engaged in peaceful occupation — this is the greatest blessing.
And “right speech” (speech that is truthful, kind, meaningful, and conducive to harmony — and sometimes “speaking at the right time” is added) is often praised as well.
The closest quotation I know of to Jack’s expression is also from the Mangala Sutta:
To have much learning, to be skillful in handicraft, well-trained in discipline, and to be of good speech — this is the greatest blessing.
Here we have work, words, and blessings (presumably bringing happiness!) in one sentence. This may in fact be the original source that Jack was paraphrasing.