Nothing is more usual than the sight of old people who yearn for retirement: and nothing is so rare than those who have retired and do not regret it

Quote by Charles De Saint-Evremond

Topics: Retirement Quotes

The foolish moments of the head are often the most wonderful times of the heart.

The foolish moments of the head are often the most wonderful times of the heart.

Too austere a philosophy makes few wise men; too rigorous politics, few good subjects; too...

Too austere a philosophy makes few wise men; too rigorous politics, few good subjects; too...

When you retire, think and act as if you were still working; when you're still...

When you retire, think and act as if you were still working; when you're still...

Never retire. Michelangelo was carving the Rondanini just before he died at eighty-nine. Verdi finished...

Never retire. Michelangelo was carving the Rondanini just before he died at eighty-nine. Verdi finished...

A short retirement urges a sweet return

A short retirement urges a sweet return

The goal of retirement is to live off your assets, not on them.

The goal of retirement is to live off your assets, not on them.

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a...

To retire is to begin to die

To retire is to begin to die

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his...

Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.

When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.

When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

The question isn't at what age I want to retire, it's at what income.

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is...

Preparation for old age should begin not later than one's teens. A life which is...

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

Retire? I'm going to stay in show business until I'm the only one left

Yes, I am thoroughly enjoying retirement! The best part is observing my neighbors drive off...

Yes, I am thoroughly enjoying retirement! The best part is observing my neighbors drive off...

Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too.

Gainfully unemployed, very proud of it, too.

Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you...

Don't think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you...

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

The trouble with retirement is that you never get a day off.

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Retired is being tired twice, I've thought, first tired of working, then tired of not

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does