fruere otio viventium

Laurentius

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It's an imperative addressing one person and it means "enjoy the leisure of the living", not sure what it means.
 

Laurentius

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Does wee mean little?

I am not sure, perhaps "Libertas quae sera tamen respexit inertem" from Virgil. But wait, someone might have better options. After all Cicero wrote a whole book on senility.
 

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There's "tum in otium te conloces, dum potes, ames" and "otium cum dignitate".

Otium has and had a lot of connotations, but I believe retirement works, as it was used in that way somewhat.
 
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Otium is a good word, but retirement has a ring of old age to it while otium is something you can enjoy all your life. So it would need some context.

If I wished somebody a happy retirement (because of old age), I would say something like
ultima parte vitae in otio fruaris
or
negotiis (publicis) remotus annosam aetatem iocundissime peragas

I suppose you need something shorter if you want to write it on a sundial :p
Maybe just
otio fruere senectutis
 

Carole

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Many thanks to you all for your replies, really like otio fruere senectutis - he is only 57 (lucky man!) I know he will google translate and it comes up with 'enjoy retirement age'
 

Issacus Divus

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I only had a wee bit trouble understanding 'ya.
 
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