40th Birthday Sayings

What does a birthday boy/girl want? That all the family members, friends, and special people in his/her life are around for the birthday celebration. 40th birthdays are no longer ones where you would feel ashamed of throwing a birthday bash. 40th birthdays are now fondly celebrated with great pomp and grandeur. This occasion is used as a way to celebrate all the years gone by and this is often done with a touch of humor as well. A 40th birthday celebration need not mean a dull party. In fact, these are celebrated with equal enthusiasm as any normal birthday party. 40th birthday parties are complete with delicious cakes and fun decorations. So if you are looking to surprise someone with witty or comical 40th birthday sayings, take a look at the compilation below. Use these funny, sentimental, and meaningful 40th birthday sayings to bring a smile on everybody's lips. You never know, it may just make the party much more special.

Sweet and Funny 40th Birthday Wishes

Even though you have bought a gift for the birthday boy/girl, it is wise to give them a card as well. This way, when your gift is being opened, they know who sent it. Plus, it is a way to personally wish them and say what's on your mind. So without further ado, why don't we get back to the impending 40th birthday sayings and get the party started.

Forty isn't old, if you're a tree. ~ Author Unknown

When you reach forty you can't do anything every day. ~ Henry "Hank" Aaron

This wine is forty years old. It certainly doesn't show its age. ~ Cicero

Age is a very high price to pay for maturity. ~ Tom Stoppard

The first forty years of life give us the text: the next thirty supply the commentary. ~ Arthur Schopenhauer

Life begins at 40 - 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

At 20 years of age the will reigns; at 30 the wit; at 40 the judgment. ~ Benjamin Franklin

What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy. ~ Voltaire

When I passed forty I dropped pretense, 'cause men like women who got some sense. ~ Maya Angelou

Middle age is when your age starts to show around your middle. ~ Bob Hope

Middle age is having a choice between two temptations and choosing the one that'll get you home earlier. ~ Dan Bennett

The best years of a woman's life - the ten years between 39 and 40. ~ Author Unknown

Life begins at 40 - 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

The lovely thing about being forty is that you can appreciate twenty-five-year-old men. ~ Colleen McCullough

Middle age is when you still believe you'll feel better in the morning. ~ Bob Hope

The first sign of maturity is the discovery that the volume knob also turns to the left. ~ Jerry M. Wright

We don't understand life any better at forty than at twenty, but we know it and admit it. ~ Jules Renard

At age 20, we worry about what others think of us. At 40, we don't care what they think of us. At 60, we discover they haven't been thinking of us at all. ~ Ann Landers

The "I just woke up" face of your 30s is the "all day long" face of your 40s. ~ Libby Reid

Men who have reached and passed forty-five, have a look as if waiting for the secret of the other world, and as if they were perfectly sure of having found out the secret of this. ~ Benjamin Haydon

So... what did you think of these 40th birthday wishes? Write them on a card or personally tell them to the birthday boy/girl. Either way, your wishes will have a good impact. Have fun at the party and take care!