Best wishes for resigned colleague

Farewell quotes might get you through a difficult time in your life. Bidding farewell to a friend, loved one or a colleague can be hard, but it is an essential part of moving on in life. All goodbyes, no matter how painful they may be, do carry a promise of good things. It may be hard to bid farewell to someone, but when the right words are used, the moments can become memorable.

Some of the most successful people have said beautiful and deeper things about farewells. Here is a list of fond farewell quotes and sayings from some famous and some not-so-famous folks. Use the right quotes for the right person.

Farewell Quotes

It’s really amazing when two strangers become the best of friends, but it’s really sad when the best of friends become two strangers.
Raphnie

We started with a simple hello, but ended with a complicated goodbye.
Unknown

The hardest part of loving someone is saying goodbye.
Unknown

The return makes one love the farewell.
Alfred de Musset

Man’s feelings are always purest and most glowing in the hour of meeting and of farewell.
Jean Paul Richter

A goodbye is not painful unless you are never ever going to say hello again.
Unknown

I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me.
Miriam Makeba

​Farewell Quotes for Friends

Don’t be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
Richard Bach

Farewell, dearest friend, never to see one another any more till at the right hand of Christ.
Donald Cargill

The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.
Charles Dickens

I thank you for your part in my journey.
Unknown

You and I will meet again,When we’re least expecting it,One day in some far off place,I will recognize your face,I won’t say goodbye my friend,For you and I will meet again.
Tom Petty

Don’t worry, my friend we are moving apart,
But our friendship is deep rooted in my heartI have to take one path,
While you pursue anotherBut we will meet soon,
Let’s promise each other. Farewell!
Unknown

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Funny

We are really going to miss trying to avoid you around here.

Coming to work every day and not seeing your chirpy face will be a painful anguish. But the fun memories we’ve shared at work will never diminish. Farewell.

I took a long breath when I heard you were going and said to myself ‘Thank God’. But now I realize that I will miss you and your funny jokes the most.

Having awesome colleagues is a bad habit, because it’ll be impossible to work with someone else now that you’re leaving. Goodbye.

When you will go, I shall miss your face when I am dreaming; I just hope I don’t wake up screaming.

More than wishing you good luck for your future, I want to wish your next companions good luck. Believe me it was difficult living with you.

Now that you are going, we will have a neat and clean premises were we can walk without having to step on books and toothbrushes. But you shall be missed. More funny friendship quotes.

​Famous

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.
Rumi

The story of life is quicker than the wink of an eye, the story of love is hello and goodbye…until we meet again.
Jimi Hendrix

Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.
J. R. R. Tolkien

There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.
Mahatma Gandhi

Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.
Tryon Edwards

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
Paulo Coelho

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Parting is such Sweet Sorrow

The two hardest things to say in life are hello for the first time and goodbye for the last.
Moira Rogers

Every day I shall put my papers in order and every day I shall say farewell. And the real farewell, when it comes, will only be a small outward confirmation of what has been accomplished within me from day to day.
Etty Hillesum

Memorial Service: Farewell party for someone who already left.
Robert Byrne

We’ll meet again,Don’t know where, don’t know when,But I know we’ll meet again, some sunny day.
Vera Lynn

Goodbyes make you think. They make you realize what you’ve had, what you’ve lost, and what you’ve taken for granted.
Ritu Ghatourey

​For Boss

As you move outside the cold walls of the office, we can’t wait to begin a warm friendship on the outside.

In the journey of life you meet several people who are hard to forget. I am glad to meet a person like you. Hope the path ahead is smooth for you and you reach your goal without a fuss. Farewell!

Goodbye would have been a little less saddening if I had someone else in place of you as my boss. Wish you could stay with us a little longer. Farewell!

Thanks for all those times when you helped me in the tasks I wasn’t able to do on time. It will be difficult to fill the void created by your absence here. I am really going to miss you. Best of luck!.

Having worked under a great professional like you was a life time opportunity. On your farewell, we would like to tell you that you have left a legacy that would be cherished till eternity.

May be tomorrow will be a new day without you but your teachings would always guide us.

I have been really lucky to have worked under a great mentor like you, who was more than a teacher, almost like a friend. Having you as my boss has brought the best in me alive.

Monthly targets and performance appraisals will come and go, but the memories of working with a colleague like you will stay in my forever… farewell boss!

Other bosses give orders, you gave us direction. Other bosses give targets, you gave us a vision – Other bosses lead by authority, you have always led us by respect. Farewell to a true leader!

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Is someone leaving your workplace and you want some farewell wishes for a colleague to write in a card? Need help finding the right words for a goodbye messages to coworkers?

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A colleague leaving your workplace is a sad time. We forge strong connections with our coworkers so having to say farewell can be tough. Especially if you were close to them. That’s why when they’re departing you should let them know just how much they meant to you. So in order to help find the right words we’ve put together some of the best farewell wishes for a colleague to help you out.

Writing farewell messages are harder than they might first seem. Saying goodbye is tough. It can be hard to express how you feel to a colleague. They become friends, but because of knowing them through work it can make those relationships that bit different to other people in our lives. So when they leave work you can feel conflicted. They might be moving on to a new job or promotion, maybe even retiring, so your feelings might be mixed. Pleased for them but also sad to see them go. And so if you’re giving them a farewell card or gift then deciding on what to say in your message can be tricky.

So use the farewell colleague messages and quotes below to help inspire you to let a coworker know how much you’ll miss them!

Farewell Wishes for Colleagues

These sample farewell wishes are perfect for saying how much you’re going to miss a colleague that is leaving. Use them in a farewell card, with a gift or even to share on social media.

• Wishing you well on your next adventure. Farewell and good luck!
• We’re all going to miss you so much. Farewell!
• It just won’t be the same around here without you. Best of luck for the future
• You started off as just a colleague but you quickly became a friend. I’m really going to miss you. Farewell
• Don’t forget to stay in touch! Wishing you all the best
• I’m sure you’re going to do great with whatever comes next. Farewell and good luck!
• Congratulations on the promotion! Going to miss you but I’m really pleased and proud of all you’ve achieved.
• Farewell to my partner in crime. The office pranks are going to suffer without you to help me!
• I’m not going to miss your messy desk and stupid jokes.. but I’m really going to miss you. Farewell to a great friend
• We’re/I’m so sad you’re leaving. Wishing you all the best for the future
• Farewell to my favourite coworker. Still can’t believe you’re going. It just won’t be the same without you
• You may be moving on to bigger and better things but promise not to forget us! Farewell!
• I’m really excited for your next chapter. I know it’s going to be huge. Farewell
• Wishing you all the best and may success follow you wherever you go!
• Farewell to an amazing colleague. Don’t worry, we’re going to throw you an amazing going away party!
• Wishing you much joy & happiness as you begin a new chapter in your life.
• You were an asset for the entire department. We will surely miss you. Wishing you a great future!
• The coffee breaks, the canteen chats, office gossips and long hours schedule – I will miss all of them I had with you. Farewell and take care
• Congratulations! Best of luck in your new career
• I hope you find as much joy in your next career as you have here. Best wishes
• The whole workplace is going to miss you. Farewell and all the best!
• The office is gong to be so dull without you. We’re really going to miss you. Farewell
• You’ve not only been a colleague but a mentor and friend. It’s going to be weird not having you around but I know we can’t hold you back. Good luck with everything
• We were lucky enough to click instantly and I’m so pleased to have had you as my colleague by my side. So best wishes on your new adventures

Goodbye Messages to Coworkers

Sometimes a heartfelt goodbye is the best way to wish a colleague farewell. These messages do just that – saying goodbye when you know you’re going to find it tough.

• I don’t want to say goodbye but I know I can’t stop you leaving. All the best and farewell
• I’m so lucky to have known someone who is so hard to say goodbye to
• I don’t know what I’m going to do without you, but I sure you’ll do great on all your future endeavours. Goodbye and good luck!
• So long, farewell, auf weidersehen, goodbye – it’s gong to feel lonely with you gone.
• Just a quick note to say adieu! We’ll all miss you so much.
• I’ll raise a glass to all you’ve achieved and remember the good times. Goodbye to a brilliant coworker and good pal
• We may be saying goodbye but I know this isn’t the last we’ll see of you. Good luck with everything
• So long! Beers are on you tonight!
• Even as you move on to bigger and better things don’t forget to stay in touch. Goodbye and congratulations on promotion
• It’s with sadness that we’re saying goodbye. You’ve become such a good friend over the years. I’m really going to miss you
• Big hugs and goodbyes to my favourite colleague. Keep in touch!
• All the best in your new endeavours. Goodbye from everyone
• As you move into a new venture may luck and success always be with you! Good luck and goodbye
• We’re in the office so I don’t want to cry but I’m going to miss you so much. Goodbye
• It’s time to move on and scale new heights. But we sincerely hope that you don’t forget the old friends you’ve made along the way. Goodbye and farewell

Funny Farewell Messages to Colleagues

If you’re colleague is the right type then a funny message poking fun at their leaving could be the ideal choice. Enjoy a final laugh with your coworker and make a joke about their leaving.

• All the best for the future. Can I have your chair?
• I hope that your next boss will hate you so much so that he’ll kick you back here. Just kidding! Be good there and all the best for your new workplace.
• You’ll be back…
• How much more money are they giving you? Write that number down. Double it. Throw the paper away. I don’t have that kind of money, but I can bribe you with brownies, my delightful smile, jokes, and my friendship. Reconsider staying!
• I want to hunt down the head hunter who hunted you and tell him that he has managed to hunt the best hunt ever. Farewell.
• You’re leaving? Pfft, I never liked you anyway!
• You might be leaving but you can’t get away from me that easily!
• Take me with you!!!
• If I had to play a final prank on you before bidding you farewell, I would tie your legs to your cubicle when you aren’t looking so that you can never leave us. Goodbye.
• I’ll never forget you [insert wrong name].
• Please don’t leave me alone with these people!!
• On one hand I feel happy that I no longer have to listen to your angry rants, but on the other the thought of having a new boss makes me wet my pants. Farewell.
• So long, I’ll miss our awkward conversations about the weather.
• I can’t wait to steal your desk. I mean, sorry you’re leaving… good luck for the future.
• Good luck finding better co-workers than us in your new job!
• I’ve worked with many people and I can honestly say you were one of them.
• I would like to taste the cakes before writing anything nice or contributing to your fund, please.
• We’re all going to really miss doing your work for you.

Thank You and Farewell Message to Colleagues

Often colleagues have helped us or become a really important part of our lives. These farewell messages go beyond saying goodbye but also thank the colleague leaving for everything they’ve done for you.

• You’ve been an inspiration around the office. Thank you for everything and best of luck in the future
• I can’t thank you enough for all your help when I first joined the company. You took me under your wing and enabled me to settle in so well. I’m going to miss you – farewell to an awesome colleague and friend
• Thank you for being such an incredible colleague and friend. I’m really going to miss you
• Monthly targets and performance appraisals will come and go, but the memories of working with a colleague like you will stay in my heart forever. Thank you for all your hard work
• In the journey of life you meet several people who are hard to forget. I am glad to have met a person like you. I hope the path ahead is smooth for you and may you reach your goal without fuss. Thank you for being a part of my life.
• I’m sad that you’re leaving because of all the help you gave me but I’m thrilled to hear of all the success I know you’ll have in your next adventure. Thank you for everything and best of luck
• Your hard work and dedication won’t be forgotten. Thank you for all you contributed to the company
• It was a pleasure working with you and your loss will be greatly felt. Thank you for your time and dedication while you worked for us. Best wishes as you embark on a new challenge
• It has been a truly enriching experience to work with someone like you. Thank you for your support and help – I, alongside everyone else, will miss you
• I’ve learned a lot working with you these past years. I know you’ll be successful in your new position. Thank you and goodbye!
• Having you as a partner at work was one of the best professional experiences in my career. Thank you for your guidance. Best of luck.
• The boss may be sad because of losing a hardworking and efficient employee, but we are sad because your heart-warming smile we will no longer see. Thank you and farewell.

Goodbye Wishes When You’re Leaving the Company

Maybe it’s you who have decided to leave or got a promotion, and you want to wish your colleagues goodbye. If so then knowing what to say to those coworkers might be causing you problems. Try some of these examples messages.

• My time here has been amazing and I’ve learnt something from each and every one of you. Thank you all and farewell
• The experience and skills I’ve obtained at this company will serve me in the years to come. I can’t wait to start on my new journey, but I’m going to miss you so much. I hope we see each other very soon
• Although I am looking forward to staring my new role and exciting new career I have enjoyed my time here immensely. Thank you for your support and guidance. I’m going t miss all my colleagues. Goodbye
• I want to thank every single one of you for your encouragement and support. I couldn’t have asked for better coworkers and loved every minute of working here.
• I’m so grateful for the time I’ve spent working here but retirement beckons! It’s time for rest and relaxation.
• The new opportunity that came up was too good to turn down but I’m so sad to be leaving you all. This company is truly special as are each of you. Thank you and farewell
• The memories I’ve made here are some I’ll never forget. It has been an incredible experience being your boss. I hope I wasn’t too mean and you’ll remember me well! Farewell

It can be tricky knowing exactly what to write in a leaving card.

All too often there are the attempts to be funny that are just plain rude or far too many offerings of ‘all the best [insert name here]’ or ‘best wishes’.

Sometimes writing a quote or poem can be a unique touch, here are several ideas that might work well or help inspire your own personal message.

Four funny comments that aren’t too awkwardly insulting

1) It’s sad to see you go, but you did have the best desk and I’ll look after it well

2) I’ve worked with many, many people in my career and I can honestly say that you’ve been one of them

3) This is not goodbye.  I will still be watching you outside office hours.

4) Don’t worry – I won’t tell anyone it was you

Six thoughtful messages to put in a card

1) Sorry you’re leaving, may your future be bright and your life full of good things

2) I’ve learned a lot working with you these past years. I know you’ll be successful in your new position. Thank you and farewell

3) I’m seriously going to miss you here. Best of luck in your new endeavor. See you soon

4) I’ve really enjoyed working with you. Good luck at your new job.

5) Wishing you the best in this next phase of your career. Congratulations, and best of luck

6) You can definitely look forward to new opportunities on the path ahead.

11 quotes to write in a leaving card

1) Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do – Pele

2) A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work – Colin Powell

3) That’s been one of my mantras – focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains – Steve Jobs

4) Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work – Thomas A. Edison

5) Let the beauty of what you love be what you do – Rumi

6) Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life – Confucius

7) We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid – Benjamin Franklin

8) Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work – Aristotle

9) I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together – Queen Elizabeth II

10) All life demands struggle. Those who have everything given to them become lazy, selfish, and insensitive to the real values of life. The very striving and hard work that we so constantly try to avoid is the major building block in the person we are today – Pope Paul VI

11) Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it – Henry Ford

Three poems that work

1) May the road rise up to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
May the rain fall soft upon your field
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand

2) A (colleague/co-worker) yes..but also a friend
I’ll miss you very much
My email address is [insert]
Please, please let’s keep in touch

3) You leave, oh well, I’ll say farewell
No matter where you are, Au Revoir
‘Til we meet again, Auf Wiedersehn

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Saying goodbye is very hard.  Whether you are saying farewell to a friend, relative, co-worker, boss or special someone, they deserve to have extraordinary farewell quotes which can be funny or perhaps inspirational.  Make sure that the person who is saying goodbye to you realized that he/she is a big loss to your life whether on the personal level or professional level.  Celebrate the event by having the grandest farewell party which is full of fun.  In this way, the memories can last for a long time.

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Some goodbyes can be harder compared to the others.  In the event that you will be parting with your friends, you still believe that in the near future your paths will cross again.  And because of this belief, we can say that saying goodbye can also be bittersweet.  However, if your parting will last to an indefinite period of time then this kind of goodbye can be taken into a different kind of dimension.

Here are a few inspiring and funny farewell quotes that can help you ease the pain of saying goodbye to someone special:

Inspirational Farewell Quotes

1.How lucky I am to have something that makes saying Goodbye so hard.

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Think of the persons who love you dearly and you will surely feel lucky.  If you have a little child and you have never left him/her sometimes it’s hard to let go when he/she became an adult and eventually will marry and start his/her own life.

2.Friendship is not about whom you have known the longest or who cares the best it’s about who came & never left.

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It’s one of the best farewell quotes that you can send to your best friend.

3. Farewell quotes for co-workers -You’ve been great at your work, I am sure that at your new job your performance will be sensational as well.

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Congratulate your friend or colleague on his/her new job.

4.Farewell quotes for co-workers – With your resignation, your employment in this company may finish but the sweet memories will always remain.

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This is a very special farewell message for your colleague at work.

5.Today, I close the door to my past… Open the door to the future, take a deep breath and step on through to start the next chapter in my life.

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This is one of the best farewell quotes that you can give to someone who is about to retire.

6.Even if you know what’s coming, you’re never prepared for how it feels.

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Sometimes when it’s finally happening, you are caught by surprise.

7. Inspirational farewell quotes – Enjoy the beauty of a sunset and enjoy nature’s farewell kiss for the night.

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Enjoy the beauty of nature that God has provided to us.

8. Good friends never say goodbye, they simply say “see you soon”

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Good friends are always here to stay and will never leave you completely.

9. Depressing farewell quotes – That awkward moment when you think you’re important to someone, and you’re not.

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It is very disappointing when the person that is important to you does not feel the same way that you do.

10. Farewell Quotes For Saying Goodbye – My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to.

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There are a lot of farewell quotes out there but this is a beautiful one that you can send to someone who will be parting from you in order to make his/her dreams come true.

11.Retirement farewell quotes – Relax, enjoy yourself, try something new.

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Retirement is the time that you can do a lot of things in your life.

12. Farewell quotes for letting go  – Learning to let go should be learned before learning to get.

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There are things that can happen in your life and there is nothing you can do to stop it.

13. Love your parents and treat them with loving care, for you will only know their value when you see their empty chair.

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It’s quite unfortunate that there are some sons and daughters out there who will only realize the value of their parents when they are gone.

14. Missing someone is not about how long it has been since you have seen them or the amount of time since you have talked…

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Losing someone is very hard to forget even as time goes by.

15. Farewell quotes for letting go – Sometimes, you have to give up on people. Not because you don’t care but because they don’t.

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If it doesn’t work then there’s no point in continuing your relationship.

16. Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes but when you look back everything is different.

Isn’t it funny how day by day nothing changes

As time passes by, the pain will gradually heal.  One of the best farewell quotes for moving on.

17. The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained.

The most painful goodbyes

It hurts so much when someone left you and you don’t even know why.

18. Sad farewell quotes – Someday you’ll see the reason why, there’s good in goodbye.

Someday you’ll see the reason

There’s definitely good in goodbye but sometimes you can’t realize it right away.

19. Farewell quotes for someone special  – You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them…but still move on without them.

You can love them, forgive them but still move on without them.

Saying goodbye is hard, but if it is really meant to be then just accept it and go on with your life.  This is just one of the greatest farewell quotes that can inspire you.

20. I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye.

I want to be your favorite hello and your hardest goodbye.

Forgetting someone close to your heart can take more time.

21. Farewell quotes for saying goodbye – When I say goodbye, promise me you won’t cry, ’cause the day I’ll be saying that would be the day I die.

When I say goodbye, promise me you won’t cry

True love really lasts forever.

22. A memory last forever, never does it die, true friends stay together and never say goodbye.

True friends stay together and never say goodbye

Sometimes it’s truly hard to find a good friend that will stay with you forever.

23. It doesn’t always work out & that’s ok.

It doesn’t always work out & that’s OK.

Some things are not meant to be and you should be willing to accept it.  This is one of the greatest farewell quotes which imply that it’s alright to get hurt sometimes.

24. Farewell quotes for someone you love – When there are no words, simply love them & hold their hand.

When there are no words, simply love them & hold their hand.

Some words are hard to express and the best way to show it is through actions.

25. And as you move on, remember me, remember us and all we used to be.

And as you move on, remember me, remember us and all we used to be.

The sweetest memories are the hardest to forget.

26. I started missing you as soon as we said goodbye.

I started missing you as soon as we said goodbye.

The earliest part of parting ways is sometimes the most difficult ones.

Funny Farewell Quotes

27. I never make the same mistake twice. I make it five or six times, just to be sure.

I never make the same mistake twice. I make it five or six times, just to be sure.

There are some people who are still willing to give it another try.

28. Farewell quotes for friends who will resign – You’re dead to us now.

You’re dead to us now.

This is a funny cake that you can give to your departing colleague.  Will she/he eat this?

29. Christmas in Heaven, what do they do?

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Believing the impossible is not bad at all.

30. Farewell quotes for losing weight – Don’t listen to your inner fatty, she’s an evil bitch.

Don’t listen to your inner fatty.

Sometimes you will be craving to eat the foods which you have already abandoned.  This is just one of the inspiring farewell quotes for obtaining a physically fit body.

31. I wear black when I workout. It’s like a funeral for my fat.

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Workout is the best thing that you can do in order to eliminate those fats.

32. Farewell, shitty day, don’t forget to fuck thyself on the way out.

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Sometimes there are good days but sometimes there are also bad days.

33.Retirement: Twice as much husband for half as much money.

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Do you agree?  When your husband retires, he can spend more time with you but since he does not have work anymore then you should start spending less.

These are just some of the most inspirational and funny farewell quotes that can help you in moving on specially if a person close to your heart has left you.  Always remember that life has to go on and you must be strong in accepting the realities.