Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 3.5 — No one can stop acting

न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्। कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः ॥

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt | kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ ||

Meaning

No one can stay even for a moment without doing something. Everyone is driven to act by the qualities born of nature.

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