40th Birthday Sayings

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Keisha Wallace
Happy 40th Birthday!
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Forty is the dawn of seasoned youth, vibrant and unhurried.

The fabulous 40s: where experience meets adventure.

Life begins at 40, but so do fallen arches and the tendency to tell the same story multiple times.

40 is when your back goes out more than you do.

Forty is the old age of youth, and the youth of old age.

At 40, you’re not old, you're just classic.

40 is the age where your back goes out more than you do.

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

40 isn’t old if you’re a tree.

Forty is only eleven in Scrabble.

You’re not 40, you’re just 4 perfect 10s.

Turning 40 is like rolling over your life savings into a new, exciting venture.

Being 40 means you were being awesome for decades.

40 – The age you get to unlock the achievement of “Experienced.”

Life’s vintage phase kicks off at 40.

Age is a number, but life is the calculator.

Being in your 40s is like riding a bicycle, easier when balanced.

Forty, the age where your dreams get a mortgage.

You're not old, you've just been young for a very long time.

40 is the age where your dreams start chasing you.

At 40, you have the perfect view of both the bygone youth and the coming vintage years.

40 is the sweet spot of life, nestled between young-at-heart and old-and-wise.

You've been around the sun 40 times, but you only shine brighter.

40 is just the natural number following 39 and preceding 41, with a splash of awesome.

You are not 40; you are 21 with 19 years of wisdom.

40 isn't a reflection of age, but a testimony of life well-lived.

You're not 40, you're just $39.95 plus tax.

The first 40 years of your life were just practice, now the real fun begins.

40 is the age where you become more valuable and less available.

The 40s club, the exclusive club of wisdom, charm, and refined revelry.

40 is the age of realization, the youth of your wisdom.

You're 40? More like thirty-ten!

Life, at 40, holds more meaning, more love, and unquestionably more cake.

40: Where sophistication meets still-got-it.

Aging like fine wine, 40 is the tasting note in life’s vineyard.

At 40, every day is a chance to relive the highlights, rethink the regrets, and rekindle the resolve.

The wisdom of four decades, the enthusiasm of four years.

You're not 40; you're just a teenager with 22 years of experience.

Four decades of fabulous is not a milestone, but a jubilee.

40 is when you finally get your head together just as your body decides to fall apart.

The forties are the comfortable jeans of life.

At 40, you are not gaining age, but adding value.

40 is the new...who cares, you look timeless!

At 40, the things that no longer serve you bow out, and the things that adore you bow in.

Now at 40, you’re less of a public warning and more of a masterpiece.

40 is the age where your youth and wisdom play a friendly game of tug-of-war.

You’re not 40, you're just 20, with 20 years of seasoning!

Turning 40 is the universe’s way of saying, “Level Up!”

40 is the age of reckoning... reckoning that you’re still amazing!

At 40, your sense of humor is sharper, even if your memory isn’t.

You've not hit 40, you've just achieved the level of “Distinctively Classic.”

40: The age where your childhood toys are now vintage collectibles.

At 40, every wrinkle tells a fascinating tale, and every gray hair a wisdom tale.

With 40 on the horizon, you’ve got stories to tell and miles to go.

You’re not 40, you’re a limited edition with extra features.

40 is the new more: more wisdom, more to love, more to celebrate.

By 40, you’ve got it all together, even if “all” is slightly disheveled.

40 isn’t a deadline, it’s a kick-off.

The folly of youth is over; the mastery of 40 begins.

40 is not a destination, it's a journey... with fewer wrong turns.

40 is when your dreams evolve, not dissolve.

You are not 40, you are just 10 in 4th grade.

Turning 40? Now's the time to really start messing with your Google search history.

Life at 40 is a party, just with better stories and fewer receipts.

You are not middle-aged at 40, you’ve simply reached the pinnacle of adolescence.

40 is the new 30, with an extra decade of wit.

40 is the age where you master the art of answering unasked questions.

At 40, “young at heart” starts to sound better than “young.”

You’re not 40, you’re a collection of delightful decades.

40 is not just an age, it’s a landmark of timeless elegance.

At 40, you have a better grasp of the plot twists of your life's story.

If life begins at 40, you are a newborn with 40 years of insights.

40 isn’t a number, it’s a symbol of the masterpiece that is you.

At 40, your shades of awesome just multiply.

40 isn’t an age; it’s a stage where life starts making sense, again.

40 is the commencement of personalized folklore.

Turning 40 is like a book worth reading, a tale worth telling.

Forty isn’t over the hill; it’s scaling the peak with grace.

40 is when you stop chasing the crowd and start leading the parade.

Life doesn’t start at 40; it just begins to get intriguing.

PUBLISHED: Sep 25, 2023
Written By
Keisha Wallace
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