Retirement Quotes

Each individual has a unique way of accepting retirement which solely depends on what awaits them ahead. Some see it as a blessing while others see it as a curse and prefer death to retirement. Below are some interesting, funny and thought provoking quotes on retirement…

Retirement Quotes

Life begins at retirement. ~Author Unknown

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

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time. ~J. Lubbock

Retirement means no pressure, no stress, no heartache... unless you play golf. ~Gene Perret

The money's no better in retirement but the hours are! ~Anonymous

Sometimes it's important to work for that pot of gold. But other times it's essential to take time off and to make sure that your most important decision in the day simply consists of choosing which color to slide down on the rainbow. ~Douglas Pagels (These Are the Gifts I'd Like to Give to You)

Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun. ~Jim Bishop

When you retire, you switch bosses - from the one who hired you to the one who married you. ~Gene Perret

In retirement, every day is Boss Day and every day is Employee Appreciation Day. ~Anonymous

Sometimes it's hard to tell if retirement is a reward for a lifetime of hard work or a punishment. ~Anonymous

Retirement has been a discovery of beauty for me. I never had the time before to notice the beauty of my grandkids, my wife, the tree outside my very own front door…And the beauty of time itself. ~Hartman Jule

Retirement: World's longest coffee break. ~Author Unknown

Retirement itself is the best gift. No gold watch could ever top it. ~Abigail Charleson

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

Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through life trying to save. ~Will Rogers

When a man retires and time is no longer a matter of urgent importance, his colleagues generally present him with a watch. ~R.C. Sherriff

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

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind … it doesn’t matter. ~Mark Twain

To the unlearned, old age is winter; to the learned, spring. ~Author Unknown

Don't simply retire from something; have something to retire to. ~Harry Emerson Fosdick

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. ~Charles de Saint-Evremond

I'm retired - goodbye tension, hello pension! ~Author Unknown

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