A person can stand almost anything except a succession of ordinary days. – Johann von Goethe
People may live as much retired from the world as they like, but sooner or later they find themselves debtor or creditor to some one. – Johann von Goethe
We had no revolutions to fear, nor fatigues to undergo; all our adventures were by the fireside, and all our migrations from the blue bed to the brown. – Oliver Goldsmith
When some people retire, its going to be mighty hard to be able to tell the difference. – Virginia Graham
Love prefers twilight to daylight. – Oliver Wendell Holmes
Dont you stay at home of evenings? Don you love a cushioned seat in a corner, by the fireside, with your slippers on your feet? – Oliver Wendell Holmes
When some fellers decide to retire nobody knows the difference. – Kin Hubbard
Dont think of retiring from the world until the world will be sorry that you retire. I hate a fellow whom pride or cowardice or laziness drive into a corner, and who does nothing when he is there but sit and growl. Let him come out as I do, and bark. – Samuel Johnson
Men and women approaching retirement age should be recycled for public service work, and their companies should foot the bill. We can no longer afford to scrap-pile people. – Maggie Kuhn
Florida, is Gods waiting room. – Glenn Le Grice
I have a lifetime appointment and I intend to serve it. I expect to die at 110, shot by a jealous husband. – Thurgood Marshall
Sooner or later Im going to die, but Im not going to retire. – Margaret Mead