Retire

Famous quotes containing the word retire:

“To retire to the monastery, or the woods, or the sea, is to escape from the sharp suggestions that spur on ambition.”
—Charles Horton Cooley (1864–1929)

“When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

“A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a roué to retire upon.”
—Thomas Moore (1779–1852)