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Thoughts on the Merits of Work The worst of work nowadays is what happens to people when they cease to work.

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Retiring from the popular noise, I seek This unfrequented place to find some ease.

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Come, Let's have one other gaudy night. Call to me All my sad captains. Fill our bowls once more. Let's mock the midnight bell.

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If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

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A teacher who is not dogmatic is simply a teacher who is not teaching.

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The worst death for anyone is to lose the center of his being, the thing he really is. Retirement is the filthiest word in the language. Whether by choice or by fate, to retire from what you do - and makes you what you are - is to back up into the grave.

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I advise you to go on living solely to enrage those who are paying your annuities. It is the only pleasure I have left.

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Retirement accords with the tone of my mind; I will not descend to a world I despise.

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Every parting gives a foretaste of death, every reunion a hint of the resurrection.

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No mind is thoroughly well organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.

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The keys of a fortress are always well worth the retirement of the garrison when it is resolved to yield only on those conditions. On this principle it is always wiser to grant an honorable capitulation to a garrison which has made a vigorous resistance than to risk an assault.

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When I died last, and, Dear, I die As often as from thee I go Though it be but an hour ago, And lovers' hours be full eternity.

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Retirement accords with the tone of my mind; I will not descend to a world I despise.

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Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

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Tis our fast intent To shake all cares and business from our age, Conferring them on younger strengths, while we Unburdened crawl toward death.

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Cutting benefits is not the right answer. Raising the retirement age is not the best option.

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Forever, and forever, farewell, Cassius! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made.

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Only one person in a million becomes enlightened without a teacher's help.

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There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.

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Here, the certain temple rule, this seems to me to have a certain responsibility to look after the well-being of society and look after Buddhism and culture. I consider these part of the practice of spirituality. There is no competition between spiritual practice and party politics. That is outdated. We already, since 2001, have elected political position. My position is semi-retired. I am looking forward to complete retirement.

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