Birthday Quotes, Greetings, and Sentiments

"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been." - Mark Twain

"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time." - Jean Paul Richter

"May you live all the days of your life." - Jonathan Swift

"With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come." - William Shakespeare

"It's not how old you are, but how you are old."

"PLeas'd look forward, pleas'd to look behind,
And count each birthday with a grateful mind."
- Alexander Pope

"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional."
- Chili Davis

"You can't turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again."

"No wise man ever wished to be younger." - Jonathan Swift

"The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune." - English Proverb

"Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." - Jack Benny

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."
- Cherokee Expression

"It is better to wear out than to rust out." - Bishop Richard Cumberland

"Count your life by smiles, not tears,
Count your age by friends, not years."

"A true friend remembers your birthday but not your age."

"And in the end it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."

We can't all put our feelings into words like Shakespeare or Browning. I think reading quotes give us those "ah ha" moments of "Yes, that's just what I want to say." When a quote captures your message, use it and add a personal touch. I love to do this by making my own cards. If you're limited by time or crafting ability, buy a pretty box of blank cards and print a quote typed on your computer, cut it out and insert it inside the card with double-sided tape. Going to that little bit of extra effort means so much and I think you'll find it saves you time and money, as opposed to making a trip to the store each time you need a birthday card.

Age is like underwear...it creeps up on you!

Lying about your age is easier now that you sometimes forget what it is.

You're not 40, you're eighteen with 22 years of experience.

"The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." - Lucille Ball

Old fart, young heart!

Here's to celebrating you!

Today take time for you,
And enjoy every little thing you do.

Best wishes on your birthday,
and throughout the coming year.

Have a sunny and happy,
bright and beautiful
magical kind of day!
Happy Birthday!

Lot's of people are thinking of you on your birthday;
I just wanted to let you know I'm one of them!

It's always nice to wish the best to someone who really is!

Sending a Joyful Hello ...
To Someone Who is A Blessing to Know

Cherish God's love and celebrate His plan for you!
Happy Birthday

I hope that your day is blessed with happiness and joy.

Praying that your day is as special as you are.

May the good Lord shower you with many blessings on your special day.

Birthdays give us the opportunities to stop and appreciate all the
beautiful things we have been blessed with.

"I thank my God in all my remembrance of you." Philippians 1:3

"This is the day the LORD has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it."
PSALMS 118:24

Thank you for making family such
a beautiful word. Happy Birthday!

A birthday is a day filled with special joy,
a day that lets you know you're always loved and cherished.

May your birthday bring you
as much happiness
As you give those who know you.

Sending warm and loving wishes
Of happiness and cheer,
And everything you need to start
Another happy year

This is a special birthday wish
That comes with love to you
It brings warm and heartfelt thanks
For all the thoughtful things you do,
It also comes to let you know
You mean more to me each day
And to everyone your lives have touched
In such a loving way.

"Fly free and happy beyond birthdays and across forever,
and we'll meet now and then when we wish,
in the midst of the one celebration that never can end."
- Richard Bach

The most special thing about this card..
Is the person holding it

From morning till night,
May your birthday be bright.

Hope lovely surprises are coming your way
To make your Birthday a Wonderful day.

May brooks and trees and singing hills
Join in the chorus too,
And every gentle wind that blows
Send happiness to you.

May your spirit keep the freedom
of a butterfly in spring,
and may your heart be filled always
with the joys of simple things.
May your essence claim the freshness
of the new laid morning dew.
All of this... and more...
is my Birthday wish for you.

Birthdays are ordinary days sprinkled with stardust.

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.

Each birthday is a new beginning, full of promise and opportunity and the chance to make dreams come true.

"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made." - Robert Browning

"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." Wishing you a wonderfully sunny birthday!

"Every birthday with you is a piece of cake"

Special days like this, certainly deserve a kiss. xoxo

To the world, you may be one person,
But to me, you are the world.
Happy Birthday!

A birthday is a time to plan ahead and to
dream of all the beautiful things that life has to offer.

May this birthday be just the beginning
of a year filled with happy memories,
wonderful moments and shining dreams.

Each birthday is a new beginning,
full of promise and opportunity and
the chance to make dreams come true.

These are from vintage ephemera ...

"Tis fashionable my dear
to remember the day
but forget the year!

From my heart
a Birthday greeting
Tis the fondest I can send
Happiness abide with you alway
And good fortune be your friend

We are one in love and joy,
In fondness and in worth,
And so as one we celebrate,
This day, your day of birth!

Thank you for your tender love
Of which you'll never really know,
How happy that you've made me
And how much I love you so.