What do you say to someone who turns 40? Because turning 40 will always be a big deal.
Happy 40th birthday quotes mark a major milestone in a person life. Make sure your greetings drive home the awesomeness that middle age has to offer and contains inspirational messages and wise wishes about life. So, considering the unique, defining feelings and behaviors of life after 40. You must decide what and how you want to express about turning 40.
Age is what you make of it. Embrace the future and make new plans. Learn a new skill. Make a decision to enjoy yourself no matter what. Decide what you’ll take forward and what you can leave behind.
How do you wish someone a happy 40th birthday? Here are the happy 40th birthday wishes:
Happy 40th Birthday Messages and Quotes
• A new chapter of your life begins today. May this year be full of blessings, surprises, and opportunities. May God bless you more with all the things you dream of and all the things you need. Happy 40th birthday!
• Here is there is forty candles on your birthday cake. But I don’t guess you don’t have enough breath. I think, before the fire doesn’t surrounds around us you should blow the candles. Come on do this. We believe you. Happy 40th birthday.
• Happy Birthday to someone who’s Talented, Terrific, Tremendous, and Top-notch! Welcome to your four T’s!
• "Life begins on your 40th birthday. But so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times." – Helen Rowland
• Lordy, Lordy, look who’s 40!
• Today is the big day! May you spend it celebrating with good friends and great food, making fantastic memories! Happy 40th birthday!
• The time pass how quickly, frankly this is so weird and annoying. But sometimes it makes you feel good that you look the people who are younger than you. Because you have more experience than a younger. If even today you are forty and the birthday cake on me. Here is unchangeable real more. Happy birthday buddy.
• Your first 40 years were really great. Here’s hoping you get at least 40 more!
• "This wine is forty years old. It certainly doesn’t show its age." – Cicero
• "Life begins at forty." – W.B Pitkin
• Warmest wishes for a very happy 40th birthday.
• To be forty is not bad, if you understand some truths. Because forty give you more greatness, more style, more experience also more intelligent. You should to know valuable these enough. I think, that doesn’t sound bad. Happy 40th birthday, take care of yourself.
• Life is a book and your forties are the chapters when it all starts making sense. Happy 40th birthday.
• Hey my wonderful pal, do you remember that you talked about concern of to be forty. You was when thirty. Of course today you are forty but that is not bad. Because each age have each beauty. And you have got a long ways as ten year to go 50. Be positive and laugh, they say that doesn’t make older you.
• Hey pal, remember when you were in your thirties and you talked about dreading turning forty? Of course you do, that was just yesterday. Well, at least you’ve got the ways to go before 50. Happy birthday and don’t cry. It’s not that bad.
• Congratulations on four decades of sheer awesomeness!
• Many happy returns on your 40th birthday.
• Happy 40th birthday. I couldn’t believe that it just took you 40 years to look this good!
• Get older is must in the world but if you think so much about this, exactly you feel so older. The most importantly is to don’t think past or future. Just think moment that you live. Happy birthday be always happy.
• "At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment." – Benjamin Franklin
• I hear from everyone it is your 40th birthday. Congrats most important part of life is starting today. Happy birthday.
• Life begins on your 40th birthday. But so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.
• The real secret to staying young is not make up or botox surgery. The one real secret is just lie about your age. Of course you should lie consistent. If you say your age more young than now, nobody believe you. Happy 40th birthday.
• Wishing you a very happy birthday! Life begins at forty.
• If life was a piece of cake we’d have no need to celebrate birthdays. So even though you’re forty I’m glad we can eat cake now and not feel guilty. Happy 40th birthday.
• On your special birthday, I know that you feel old because everyone will shout your age, of course this so annoying. You might be right but look your white hair and think to so many things that you won. Happy birthday and see positive to the world.
• I think about of you everyday but today it will some increase. Happy 40th birthday!!
• You deserve only the best on your birthday because you have been nothing but the best daughter to us. My heart is forever grateful to God because He gave me a daughter who’s not only a blessing to me but to many others, too. I hope that this birthday will be a wonderful one. I love you. May you always be blessed, and may you have many more birthdays to enjoy. Happy 40th birthday!
• Happy birthday to the man who is the oldest man in the world. I will can love you unless during the death doesn’t separates us.
• Who is that old man next to me? Oh, it’s you!! I think, don’t let to upset yourself because there are the people who are older than you. But very few. Nevermind. Happy 40th birthday.
• I see you as a kind, considerate and lovely person. On this special day I wish only good things for you in the future. Don’t let a number become an obstacle. Stay true to who you are and this birthday won’t be able to put anything in your way. Happy Birthday, to a magnificent 40 year old!
• The most wonderful thing that about turning 40 is if you want to blame everyone or anything, nobody can’t say you one thing. Because you have a mid-life crisis. Of course you shouldn’t do this very. Happy birthday, good luck ahead future.
• While you may not believe it, turning 40 marks the prime of your life. You are well established in life, most things you could want are within your reach, and you have learned the folly of youth. Happy 40th Birthday!
• The most people can’t say that ‘Shake it off’ or ‘This is not more valuable than me’. But you have used that on time. Happy birthday buddy, stay to this the rest of your life.
• I would say 40 is the new 30, but you don’t look a day over 25. Happy 40th birthday!
• Once you hit your forties, everything will start to make sense. You will realize that life is too short to be spent worrying about the petty things. You will realize that friends and family are the real treasures in life. You will think about the chances you did not take, the people you have hurt, and the relationships that did not have a happy ending. It’s okay. It’s okay to feel a little sad every birthday, too. But once the sadness disappears, you should be happy because you have been blessed with another year in this world. Another year to do the things you love, to be with the people you love, and to be a blessing to others. Happy birthday dear son.
• You are always shine star for me. I don’t know that others see you how a thing but you are so important for me and you will always be same. Happy 40th birthday.
• Happy Birthday! I can’t wait to see what you do with your next 40 years.
Happy 40th Birthday Wishes
• So, I was just wondering… how old should we tell everyone you are this year? I don’t think anyone would believe that you’re turning 35 again for the fifth year in a row. Happy 40th Birthday!
• Dear God please make my friend more famous, because that is sad for my friend. Amen. Good luck buddy. Happy 40th birthday…
• Life holds so many wonderful experiences, that they don’t stop at a particular age. On your 40th Birthday, remember that there is still so much to see, do, and wish for!
• Happy 40th birthday to a dear friend. I hope that today marks another decade filled with happiness, joy and laughter. You truly deserve the best and I feel very lucky to call you a friend.
• Life have so many opportunities and beauty that you don’t know. Maybe after your age, you get more beauty or success. Remember that the most beautiful days of your life is starting today. Happy 40th birthday. I want to wish you have a wonderful day.
• Forty is the new awesome. Happy 40th birthday.
• Happy 40th birthday, make your each day of your life meaningful and enjoying, take care.
• "I am glad that you are my parent that guides me always, I would like to say thank you, And a warm 40th happy birthday wishes from me for you!"
• At 40, your life is still developing more up with the experiences that you won. This development will be more strong than other years. What I really wish to you is your life has full of real friends who are wanting to up you. Because it is so hard to find new real friends from after this age. Happy 40th birthday, I will be stay with you as long as during I am in life.
• "Every man over forty is a scoundrel." – George Bernard Shaw
• Let the party begin! Happy 40th, to one of the great ones. You fill our lives with happiness, and we wish you all the best.
• Being 40 means so many things. For example is you have so many experience to know what you like or what you don’t like. Or you understand to be so old for anything that you want. Anyways I want to wish you have a life as wonderful as you are. Happy 40th birthday.
• Best wishes on your 40th birthday – a great milestone for a truly great person!
• Being 40 means that you have experienced enough to know what you want and are still young enough to go after it. I hope that you acquire everything that you pursue!
• The 40th age prepare new opportunities or new beauties for you. But the most importantly is you have enough experience to know and solve the life problems. That makes you more wisdom. It didn’t come your best part of life yet. Happy 40th birthday, good luck and have a good day.
• Here’s to another 40 years! I have really treasured our friendship all these years. I hope you have a fun birthday with spectacular memories that last a lifetime.
• Make sure you live life in a way that when time machines are invented, you can proudly say ‘I don’t want to go back in time because I have lived my life in the best possible way’. Happy 40th birthday!
• Every decade is short but some decade is more valuable than others. Still you have enough energy and you have enough money while, you should think to go the country and the new places that you will see. But the most importantly is believe that is so possible. Happy 40th birthday always be young.
• Make sure you live life in a way that when time machines are invented, you can proudly say ‘I don’t want to go back in time because I have lived my life in the best possible way’. Happy 40th birthday.
• 40 is a some weird age because while your money increase, your energy ends. Even so you have some time. I want to wish you spend your time clever. I know that you will explore beauty of the world and you will choose the best for you. Happy 40th birthday. Good luck.
• Here’s to being older and wiser than you once were, and giving all of the best advice to young’uns who won’t listen. Happy 40th Birthday!
• Happy birthday the woman who found elixir of youth. You will always look younger than us. Happy 40th birthday.
• "The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men." – Colleen McCullough
• Now, you are forty, it means that we will make so less the things that we want. Today at least last time let’s go to the party and salute to younger people than us. Happy Birthday my old friend, happy birthday.
• Forty is fabulous. You should truly be proud of all you have accomplished. Have a wonderful 40th Birthday!
• You are just forty why do you cry?? Didn’t you hear from anybody that forties are most beauty years of life? Let’s party until sun goes up!! Happy 40th birthday buddy… Cheers to best years of life!!
• Don’t be sad. Forty is the best thing that can happen to you: it’s a wake up call. Make each day count so that when you’re fifty you can say ‘I made my life mean something.’ Congratulations and happy birthday. You’re going to do something great.
• Happy birthday! And remember you’re not 40, you’re 18 with 22 years’ experience.
• Don’t imprison yourself in thoughts of how life has gone by. Free yourself in the hope of what lies ahead. Happy birthday guy.
• Happy, happy, happy 40th birthday, to the most amazing person I know! May your day be filled with laughter, warmth, and so much love.
• At this special turning point in your life remember to take a moment, to reminisce in all of the good memories which you have created and reflect on the many lessons which have made you smarter and wiser than your youth. Happy 40th Birthday!
Meaningful 40th Birthday Messages
• You have the energy of someone half your age and the wisdom of someone double your age. Happy 40th Birthday to a truly remarkable person.
• "There are three hundred and sixty-four days when you might get un-birthday presents." – Lewis Carroll
• When you turn forty, you just can’t help but feel a bit sentimental. You will think about all the things that have gone wrong, all the relationships that didn’t work out, and all the opportunities that you didn’t take. But instead of focusing on all the things that your life lacks, focus on all the blessings that you have in your life. That makes all the difference. Have a wonderful 40th birthday. Stay blessed!
• All the things that you haven’t done in your 30s is a chance for you to achieve in your 40s. Have a great chapter ahead. Happy 40th birthday!
• Happy 40th birthday! The sky is the limit is for the next 40! It’s a wonderful milestone to be able to celebrate with friends and family alike, enjoy it!
• "40 is when your body gives your brain a list of things its not going to do anymore."
• The anniversary of your birth is already crucial, to me. This being your 40th, holds even more significance. You have been given an indefinite period to participate in worthwhile activities. I hope that you let nothing stop you, and that you know how crucial you really are.
• Happy 40th birthday! How does it feel to be the world’s oldest kid?
• Forty is the time to embrace life with all that you have. This is the time to make everything count, to remove the toxic people from your life, to create the best moments with your loved ones, and to do the things that you love. You’re never going to be this young again, so you might as well go live life in your own terms! Have a happy 40th birthday!
• Happy birthday mommy! I wish you another year of happiness, success, and love! I also pray that you continue to age gracefully, And I hope that you gain more wisdom along the way.
• I thought turning 40 would make you wise and dignified. But you don’t seem to have any of those traits. That’s okay, hold out another ten years, and they are bound to start showing. Happy 40th Birthday!
• You make everyone around you say, "that’s how I want to be when I’m forty," and that’s no easy feat. Have an amazing day and a happy 40th birthday. You deserve it.
• No, you’re not turning 40. You’re still 25. It’s that space/time warp/continuum thing — all very scientific. The best, let read some happy birthday to me quotes and enjoy this day!
• Forty is just the beginning. It’s true what they say that life begins at forty. There will be a shift in your perspective when you turn forty. Everything that you think was so important when you were twenty will no longer matter now. You will appreciate the smaller but more meaningful things, and you will realize that not all the people in your life have your best interests. There are still so many possibilities, so be very excited! Happy 40th birthday!
• Best wishes on your 40th birthday! A new chapter of your life begins today and I sincerely hope that it treats you well. You deserve the greatest things that life has to offer a wonderful person like you.
• Turning forty is all about reaching some of life’s peaks… including the peak of midlife crises, peak of your kids’ teeny tantrums, peak of marital issues and peak of problems at work. Good luck!
• At the age of twenty, we don’t care what the world thinks of us; at thirty, we worry about what it is thinking of us; at forty, we discover that it wasn’t thinking of us at all. Happy 40th birthday.
• Congratulations on your 40th birthday! You always live life to the fullest and I hope that your birthday is a spectacular day that you’ll look back on fondly for many years to come. Sending all my love and good wishes.
• You should be feeling so proud now that you’re forty. You have such a beautiful life and a beautiful family. You have so many accomplishments that you can be proud of. Most of us are just starting out and dreaming of having all the things that you have now. You are truly blessed, my friend! Have a wonderful 40th birthday!
• Turning forty isn’t about lamenting about the years gone by, nor about turning older and letting out a sigh. Forty is a beautiful age which you can use as a pedestal, to live life to the fullest and make it magical. Happy 40th birthday.
• You have a decade left until you are half a century old. Here are some other ways to count your age: 480 months, 3,087 weeks, 14,610 days, or 350,650 hours. What are you planning on doing with the next 350,650 hours of your life?
• "If life really begins on your 40th birthday, it’s because that’s when women finally get it… the guts to take back their lives." – Laura Randolph
• Happy birthday to one of the most loyal, genuine and caring people I know. You have been terrific for the last 40 years and my wish for you is that you become even more terrific for 40 more, here’s to you!
• You completely epitomize the saying "age is just a number"! Stay fabulous and I hope you have a blessed year ahead. Happy 40th birthday!
• A fortieth birthday is like standing on a precipice. It’s like seeing what you got in life and what you chose to give a miss. It that obscure feeling of belonging nowhere, sometimes you are here, sometimes you are there. But this disorientation is meant to be enjoyed thoroughly, it will finally lead up to your beautiful destiny. Happy birthday my daughter.
• "To think, when one is no longer young, when one is not yet old, that one is no longer young, that one is not yet old, that is perhaps something." – Samuel Beckett
• Happy birthday! At 40, your body may not always do what you want it to do but your mind is as sharp as ever. That’s why you should only exercise your mind, not your body.
• "Thanks to modern medical advances such as antibiotics, nasal spray, and Diet Coke, it has become routine for people in the civilized world to pass the age of 40, sometimes more than once." – Dave Barry
• Wishing you an extremely happy 40th birthday! I hope you have a life of abundance and happiness this year. May all your obstacles transform into learning opportunities before your very eyes!
• On your birthday, I simply cannot thank you enough for turning forty waaaay before I do. I hope that your 40th birthday is as epic as people who experienced it claim it to be. Happy 40th birthday, buddy!
• A fortieth birthday is like standing on a precipice – it’s like seeing what you got in life and what you chose to give a miss. It that obscure feeling of belonging nowhere – sometimes you are here, sometimes you are there. But this disorientation is meant to be enjoyed thoroughly – it will finally lead up to your beautiful destiny. Happy 40th birthday.
Inspirational Happy 40th Birthday Quotes
• At 40, I realize that I was built for comfort, not speed.
• "The great thing about getting older is that you get a chance to tell the people in your life who matter, what they mean to you." – Mike Love
• "Be wise with speed; a fool at forty is a fool indeed." – Edward Young
• "At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At age 40, we don’t care what they think of us…" – Ann Landers
• "Thirty-five is a very attractive age. London society is full of women of the very highest birth who have, of their own free choice, remained thirty-five for years." – Oscar Wilde
• At 40, you sing along with the elevator music.
• "You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair." – Frank Crane
• "We don’t understand life any better at forty than at twenty, but we know it and admit it." – Jules Renard
• "Life begins at forty." – W.B. Pitkin
• "Middle school is for being like everyone else; middle age is for being like yourself." – Victoria Moran
• "The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you’ll grow out of it." – Doris Day
• "Middle age is when you’re sitting at home on a Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn’t for you." – Ogden Nash
• "One of the many things nobody ever tells you about middle age is that it’s such a nice change from being young." – Dorothy Canfield Fisher
• "You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it." – Mandy Hale
• "The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been." – Madeleine L’Engle
• "I can honestly say I love getting older. Then again, I never put my glasses on before looking in the mirror." – Cherie Lunghi
• "Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again." – Eleanor Roosevelt
• "The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes." – Frank Lloyd Wright
• At 40, your idea of weight lifting is standing up.
• "Guys are idiots, till they’re what, 40 years old." – Wes Borland
• "We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." – George Bernard Shaw
• "Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." – Franz Kafka
• "It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." – E.E. Cummings
• "Middle age is when a guy keeps turning off lights for economical rather than romantic reasons." – Eli Cass
• "Age has given me what I was looking for my entire life – it has given me me…I have the life I longed for. I have become the woman I hardly dared imagine I would be." – Anne Lamott
• "None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm." – Henry David Thoreau
• "Women deserve to have more than twelve years between the ages of twenty eight and forty." – James Thurber
• "Getting older is fine. There is nothing you can do to stop it, so you might as well stay on the bus." – John Byrne
• "As I started getting older, I realized, ‘I’m so happy!’ I didn’t expect this! I wasn’t happy when I was young." – Jane Fonda
• At 40, every time you suck in your gut, your ankles swell.
• "Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that’ll get you home earlier." – Dan Bennett
• "…At a certain age we learned to see right through it, and that age is now." – Anna Quindlen
• "If you’re 40 years old and you’ve never had a failure, you’ve been deprived." – Gloria Swanson
• "Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art." – Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
• "Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle." – Bob Hope
• "At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgement." – Benjamin Franklin
Happy 40th Birthday Greetings
• You are not just fabulous, but also intelligent, admirable, and compassionate person. So you understand that a 40th birthday means endless opportunities and infinite chances for even more growth. I hope this year and every year to come, are full of amazing, unforgettable experiences. Happy 40th birthday!
• Fierce, fabulous and forty!
• Wishing you a deliriously happy 40th birthday with a lifetime of immense joy, inner peace and true success!
• 40th milestone is not supposed to be counted, they’re supposed to be celebrated. Happy 40th birthday.
• Let the fun and festivities begin! It’s your 40th birthday and you deserve an amazing party! Let take a breathe and look back at all your fabulous accomplishments. Here’s to another 40 years of shooting for and hitting the stars!
• You’re 40 years old? So, it means that you’re 4 perfect 10s! Happy 40th birthday.
• Even though you are forty, being young is a state of mind. Free yourself of tomorrow’s worry and enjoy your fabulous day. Happy birthday on your 40th.
• Remember that you’re not 40. You’re 29.95 plus shipping and handling. Happy 40th birthday.
• Forty is fun, fabulous, and absolutely fantastic. It’s your time in the sun. Have fun this fortieth. Indulge your sense of humor and have a great birthday!
• The first 40 years of childhood are always the hardest. Warmest congratulations on your achievement and best wishes for your next adventure! Happy 40th birthday.
• They say inside every older person is someone younger thinking: what happened!? For you, the right thing happened. Older looks good on you. Happy 40th birthday.
• Wishing you a truly fabulous day. So pleased to see you accomplishing great things.
• Age matters little when you make every day shine a little brighter. That’s what you’re good at doing. Heartfelt congratulations to you. Happy 40th birthday to the best person I know.
• With so many wonderful accomplishments, I am sure that you hold no regrets up to this point in your life. Celebrate this beautiful milestone and have a fabulous day. Happy 40th birthday!
• Turning 40 is the start of a new phase in your life! You will bring a fresh approach to all that you do, indicating that the best is yet to come! Enjoy the moments. Happy 40th birthday!
• Turning 40 is a celebration of life, a milestone of achievements, wisdom, and adventures. Look how far you have come. Warmest congratulations on your achievements! Happy 40th Birthday!
Happy 40th Birthday Prayers
• On your birthday, my prayer is for you to have happy, fulfilling life. May God bless you on your birthday, and always. Have an awesome 40th birthday.
• Happy 40th birthday! May you feel His presence not only today, but all throughout the coming years of your life! May the Lord bless you.
• I pray on your birthday that may you always be celebrated, victorious successful, favored and blessed in abundance. Happy 40th birthday to you.
• May the Lord bless you with a life that is filled with so much hope and love. May His abundance continue to shower upon you all throughout the coming year, happy 40th birthday!
• Happy 40th birthday to you. It’s another year of God’s grace in your life. Enjoy it.
• May the LORD bless you on your birthday, and may your day be filled with joy and your year full of many blessings. Happy 40th birthday!
• May God’s amazing blessings be with you on this special day and for the coming years ahead! Happy 40th birthday to fabulous person. May His blessings continue to flow in all areas of your life, and may you have a blessed birthday ever.
• On your special day, may God warm your heart and lift your spirits. May He grant you peace not only on this major milestone in your life, but also in every single day of your life! Happy 40th birthday!
• It’s my joy to see you celebrate a new age; the big 40. Happy 40th birthday. May God’s amazing blessings be with your journey.
• May the Lord continue to give you enough strength and wisdom to go through life smoothly and surpass all the challenges that you will face ahead! Happy 40th birthday. Stay blessed, my friend, and enjoy your life to the fullest!
• May this new year be into you the year of continuous counting of blessings. May God bless you today on your birthday and every day after. Happy 40th birthday.
• My only prayer on your special day is for your life to be filled with the wonder and glory of His abiding love.
• May you have an awesome birthday and may you feel God’s loving presence in every step along your life’s journey! Happy 40th birthday.
• May 40th birthday bring special blessings into your life that will always remind you of how much you are loved. Happy 40th birthday.
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