40th Birthday Wishes & Messages

Happy 40th! Life begins now – and you're perfectly prepared.

40 years of life, love and laughter. Here's to the next 40!

At 40 you're not old, you're finally really good at this.

Happy 40th birthday! You're not getting older, just more interesting.

Four decades of you – what a reason to celebrate!

Happy 40th! May the second half be even more exciting than the first.

Don't panic: 40 is only half-time. And at half-time there are drinks.

At 40 you finally have enough experience to know you have no idea.

Life begins at 40 – and so does the reading-glasses catalogue.

Congratulations! You're now at the age where you hold the menu at arm's length.

At 40 the doctor says "that's normal for your age" a lot. Chin up – you look great!

40 – the age when you stop asking whether you can still dance and start asking whether you'll regret it tomorrow.

You're not 40, you're 18 with 22 years of experience.

From today: an afternoon nap isn't a sign of age, it's a sign of wisdom.

For 40 years you've made so many people happy. Today it's our turn.

At 40 you know what you want – and you go and get it. I admire that about you.

Thank you for being exactly who you are. To you, to us, to the next 40!

You don't look 40. You just get more amazing every year.

You're proof that the best things in life come with time.

In the first half you learned how life works. Now you get to enjoy it.

40 isn't the middle of life, it's the start of the best years.

May you look back today on everything you've achieved – and look ahead with pride.

Life doesn't get shorter, it gets deeper. Happy 40th!

For the decades ahead: more time for what matters, less for what merely feels urgent.

Here's to a life that grows richer every year – in memories, in people, in happiness.

For 40 years you've been leaving footprints. Only lovely ones.

Enjoy the here and now – it's the best time you've ever had.

At 40 you have the courage to be yourself. And you are wonderful.