When you retire, think and act as if you were still working; when you're still working, think and act a bit as if you were already retired

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...

Nothing is more usual than the sight of old people who yearn for retirement: and...

Nothing is more usual than the sight of old people who yearn for retirement: and...

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...

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy

I have never liked working. To me a job is an invasion of privacy

My retirement plan is to find a shopping cart with good snow tires.

My retirement plan is to find a shopping cart with good snow tires.

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

There is life after retirement, and it is BETTER.

There is life after retirement, and it is BETTER.

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...

There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.

There are some who start their retirement long before they stop working.

When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on...

When men reach their sixties and retire, they go to pieces. Women go right on...

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.

To retire is to begin to die

To retire is to begin to die

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...

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your...

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Retirement: When you quit working just before your heart does

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to.

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...

A short retirement urges a sweet return

A short retirement urges a sweet return