72 Retirement Sayings

Finding the right retirement sayings can be tough sometimes. Especially when we want them to be unique and insightful. We want to send our congratulations to the retiree but we also want to inspire them to get out there and enjoy life.

Retirement is like a new beginning, a new chapter in your book of life. As Lee M. Brower said, "A thriving new beginning can be and should be a time for amazing engagement, growth, connections, contributions, and amazing possibilities." that is what retirement should look like! View our retirement poems for more thoughts on being retired.


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  1. We are so happy for you and hope you spend your retirement doing nothing but things you enjoy at your favourite time of the day while enjoying wonderful thoughts of your new life. - Retirement Wishes



  2. A new road is ahead of you to a new future. Enjoy and remember you will be missed. - Retirement Messages



  3. Say goodbye to the everyday hustle and bustle, and enjoy the slower speed. Julie Hebert, A Joyous Time Indeed - Retirement Poems For Coworkers



  4. Retire, retire, the end of work is nigh, no more early mornings or endless supply C. A. Lynch, Day After Day Funny Poems



  5.  Take this new part of your life and live it to the fullest!
  6. We all know life is short, we have experienced this at some point in our lives, so that just shows us we have no time to waste. Take this new part of your life and live it to the fullest!



  7. Life is a book, and retirement is the beginning of new chapter.



  8. Our friendship will always be treasured and fun to every degree - retirement changes nothing except no work, just living. Tom S. Gold, Off Into The Sunset - Retirement Poems For Friends



  9. Let retirement be a little wild, go with the flow. Allow yourself to go as fast as you want, and be okay with it going slow. Julie Hebert, Challenges Of Retirement - Funny Retirement Poems



  10. There are those we work with that inspire us - you are one of those people. Your inspiration will be missed!
  11. There are those we work with that inspire us - you are one of those people. Your inspiration will be missed!



  12. Mom, as you retire, admiring the milestones passed
    You celebrate the growth, wisdom amassed.
    C. A. Lynch, Cheers To You - Retirement Poems For Mom



  13. Cheers to you as you retire - to all of us, you have inspired C. A. Lynch, Cheers To You - Cheers To Retirement



  14. Who would think a challenge in retirement you would see you can be happy and free! C. A. Lynch, A Challenge In Retirement? - Retirement Challenges



  15. The goals of life which once felt so blue, take up a challenge grand and new, live the life you have drawn out for you. C. A. Lynch, Retirement Dreams



  16. You can spend your time as you please, travel, read, and garden with ease.
  17. You can spend your time as you please, travel, read, and garden with ease. C. A. Lynch, Years Of Caring - Retirement Poems For Nurses



  18. May this be the start of something amazing! Wishing you the most amazing retirement! - Retirement Wishes for Colleague



  19. Enjoy the start of your new life as a retiree. - Your New Life Begins



  20. But as you retire we wish you well - as a teacher, we think you are swell C. A. Lynch, Happy Retirement To A Great Teacher - Retirement Poems For A Teacher



  21. May this poem be filled with good wishes for thee:
    Wishes for relaxing days, wishes for happiness always Tom S. Gold, As You Retire



  22. Now is the time for retirement for you - a time for you that is overdue.
  23. Now is the time for retirement for you - a time for you that is overdue. You have worked, day in and day out, to you, we want to give a shout. C. A. Lynch, Retirement For You - Now Is The Time Poem



  24. You have definitely earned this retirement, so enjoy every moment! - Retirement Again



  25. Here you are starting a new chapter of your life. May you have the confidence to step out of your comfort zone and enjoy life to the fullest!



  26. As you retire, remember the lives you've touched, your compassion and care have meant so much. - Retirement Verses For Cards



  27. I have to say that you are my favourite co-worker and I will miss you. Come back and visit, please!



  28. Congratulations! You will be missed.
  29. Congratulations! You will be missed.



  30. Wednesdays in retirement are a sweet reminder that every day is your own. No more midweek blues, just pure freedom to enjoy life. C. A. Lynch



  31. Retirement is an opportunity to embrace change and start a new chapter in life with optimism and enthusiasm! C. A. Lynch



  32. Retirement is wonderful if you have two essentials � much to live on and much to live for. Author Unknown



  33. Now that you are retired every day can be Saturday!
  34. Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday no more - now that you are retired every day can be Saturday! Tom S. Gold



  35. You are finally going to have the time to do all those things you never got to do when you were working.



  36. Take this retirement as a new start to see things through.



  37. Retirement is not an end, but a new beginning,
    A chance to savour life, without any misgiving. C. A. Lynch, Retirement Is Not The End



  38. The best time to start thinking about your retirement is before the boss does. Author Unknown



  39. I hope today is everything you had always dreamed of. It was certainly exciting for us. Congratulations!



  40. May this new path of your life take you to only happiness and fun.
  41. May this new path of your life take you to only happiness and fun. - Irish Blessing



  42. Retirement is a gift, true contentment. Congratulations on this new phase in life, may retirement bring you endless delight. C. A. Lynch, Celebrate Your Retirement - Celebration Poems



  43. Retirement is like a new year - a celebration and a time to set new goals.



  44. Retirement is just another journey to begin,
    With gratitude and pride, let the celebrations begin! C. A. Lynch, My Amazing Dad - Retirement Poems For Dad



  45. In retirement, the currency is time, and you're the wealthy one. It's the moment to collect memories, not things, and to embrace the joy of living on your terms.



  46. 	Retirement years, a time to shine,<br /> be happy and live each day divine.
  47. Retirement years, a time to shine,
    be happy and live each day divine C. A. Lynch, Retirement Is Happiness



  48. Good morning to your fresh start and all the new adventures awaiting this new life change.



  49. From this point on, may you feel like every morning is Christmas. Wishing that you wake up excited and ready for the day just as you were if it was Christmas every day!



  50. I thank you for your kindness, I will not soon forget; you�re one of the nicest people I have ever met. Joanna Fuchs - Thank You Quotes



  51. Don't think of retirement as closer to death, think of it as closer to living life to the fullest. C. A. Lynch



  52. A common way that people adapt to retirement is by moving to a smaller home. In response to the needs of a growing family, large houses are often bought to accommodate family needs earlier in life. Belinda Tucker



  53. Happy Retirement. Don�t forget to keep in touch.  It just won�t be the same without you.



  54. Wishing you lots of happiness in whatever you decide to spend your time doing.
  55. Wishing you lots of happiness in whatever you decide to spend your time doing.



  56. Retirement beckons, a new phase of life - work in rearview, peace free from strife C. A. Lynch, Retirement Expectations



  57. Spend your free time the way you like, not the way you think you�re supposed to. Susan Cain



  58. Retirement is the time when you can finally start working on your real career as a professional napper. Embrace your inner snooze-master! Author Unknown - Work Quotes



  59. This is the time when you start learning how to live and stop thinking about schedules, appointments and deadlines!



  60. It's is now time to stop fussing, stressing and working! It is time for relaxing, napping and travelling! Enjoy retirement!



  61. You have all the time in the world now! So use it wisely and don�t let any of it be wasted! Every moment will be your retirement.


  62. The greatest thing about retirement is, if you get bored with doing nothing, you can start doing something, anything, anytime, anyplace without anyone saying anything!



  63. Take every possible moment and treasure it.
  64. Take this new turn in the road with heart! Take every possible moment and treasure it.



  65. May you realize that this will be the experience of a lifetime if you live it to the fullest and enjoy each day.



  66. Take this time to do the things you never had time to do before!



  67. This is your time to shine! No more routine, no more work, no more annoying people! It's your time to do only what you want to do!



  68. You like golf? Now you have morning, afternoon and evening to golf as much as you can.



  69. Say goodbye to tension and hello to your pension. Author Unknown



  70. Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else.
  71. Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something else. Fred Rogers



  72. Don't act your age in retirement. Act like the inner young person you have always been. J. A. West



  73. Funny Retirement Sayings

  74. Good luck in your new endeavours! May those endeavours require lots of breaks!! - Funny Retirement Quotes



  75. Retirement is the beginning of your endless vacation. Just remember to send us postcards from paradise! - Funny Retirement Messsages



  76. May your retirement allow you the time to do the things you love to do and avoid the things you don�t like to do!



  77. No longer will you be saying, TGIF, because every day will be like the weekend!



  78. Now you have the time to do and enjoy all the things you have been putting off for years.



  79. The meaning of retirement: a full-time vacation.
  80. The meaning of retirement: a full-time vacation.



  81. Good Luck, have a blast and don�t do anything I wouldn�t do.



  82. My age took a big jump - overnight I went from 43 to 65, they say life is short when your age changes like that - it truly is!



  83. You no longer have to worry about using up your sick time or vacation time!



  84. You finally have all the time in the world to play golf, so play golf, think golf, dream golf and enjoy golf! Congrats on your retirement, and I hope you play golf every day and every waking hour of it!



  85. Hopefully, you�ll find retirement as one long coffee break! Enjoy and take it easy!


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