A short retirement urges a sweet return.
Interpretation
A brief retirement allows one to return refreshed and happy.
This quote by John Milton suggests that taking a short break from life's demands can lead to a more enjoyable and fulfilling return to oneβs responsibilities and pleasures. It emphasizes the value of rest and rejuvenation, indicating that a temporary step back can enhance oneβs appreciation and effectiveness upon re-engagement.
In practice
This quote can be used during a farewell speech for a retiring colleague to emphasize the importance of breaks.
They, looking back, all the eastern side beheld Of Paradise, so late their happy seat, Waved over by that flaming brand, the gate With dreadful faces thronged and fiery arms: Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them soon; The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide; They, hand in hand, with wandering steps and slow, Through Eden took their solitary way.
The stars, that nature hung in heaven, and filled their lamps with everlasting oil, give due light to the misled and lonely traveller.
Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones.
Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss
The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.
Apt words have power to suage the tumors of a troubled mind.
I don't fear death so much as I fear its prologues: loneliness, decrepitude, pain, debilitation, depression, senility. After a few years of those, I imagine death presents like a holiday at the beach.
Idle youth, enslaved to everything; by being too sensitive I have wasted my life.
I know you're always supposed to want more of everything. But in truth, I'm having a nice ebb and flow of being in my daughter's life every day and getting to keep my work life alive. I'm not nominated for ten thousand everythings every minute, but I am acting and telling stories I love.
The town was paper, but the memories were not.
The richness of life lies in memories we have forgotten.
I don't want to finish my life not being alive. I think that is the saddest thing that can happen to a person. I want to keep living to the end.
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