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The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one.

The role of a retired person is no longer to possess one.

Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement, Roles, Retired

Work almost always has a double aspect: it is a bondage, a wearisome drudgery; but it is also a source of interest, a steadying element, a factor that helps to integrate the worker with society. Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.

Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement, Work, Holiday
Simone de Beauvoir (1972). “La vieillesse”

Retirement may be looked upon either as a prolonged holiday or as a rejection, a being thrown on to the scrap-heap.

Simone de Beauvoir
Teacher, Retirement, Holiday
Simone de Beauvoir (1972). “La vieillesse”

Retirement revives the sorrow of parting, the feeling of abandonment, solitude and uselessness that is caused by the loss of some beloved person.

Simone de Beauvoir
Retirement, Loss, Solitude
Simone de Beauvoir (1972). “La vieillesse”

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