Reaching the milestone of 40 is a significant chapter in one’s journey through life. It’s a moment to pause and reflect on the experiences, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped the person you’ve become. Sending warm wishes to a friend or family member who is turning 40 is a thoughtful gesture, reminding them of the love and appreciation that surrounds them. Embrace this new decade with open arms, as it holds the promise of exciting adventures, continued growth, and the wisdom that comes with the passage of time. Happy 40th birthday – may this year be filled with joy, laughter, and the fulfillment of cherished dreams!Here is most coolest collection of 40th birthday wishes for a friend to send to your close one’s on their born day.
40th birthday wishes for a friend
- Happy birthday. You have finally reached the age where ‘happy hour’ means a nap!
- Happy birthday! And remember you’re not 40, you’re 18 with 22 years of experience.
- Age is a funny thing. Some people let it affect their lives and others only see it as a new opportunity to live more.
- Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time. —Jean Paul
- Happy 40th! Spoiler alert: Life’s still awesome! 🎉
- Age is whatever you think it is, you are as old as you think you are. —Muhammad Ali
- Take a deep breath and step on through. This is your new chapter.
- When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day. —Marty Buccella
- Don’t worry about getting older. You’re still gonna do dumb stuff, only slower. Happy 40th birthday.
- Heartiest wishes on your 40th birthday. You are getting better with age, just like fine wine.
- 40 is the new 20, only twice as better, more confident, and fun!
- Dear friend, 40 years of life sure is something to celebrate! Thinking of you on this milestone birthday. You’re an amazing person and I wish only wonderful things for you.
- Happy 40th birthday!! You’re still 3,650 days away from turning fifty. Feel young, party hard and I wish you all the best in life!
Happy 40th Birthday Quotes
- My greatest GOAT (gift of all time) is 40 today. Happy birthday!
- Cheers to the 40 years! They say only the bests were born in 1981.
- Hope you have a great birthday. You’re not 40. You’re 39 plus shipping and handling.
- Youth has no age. —Pablo Picasso
- Wishing you an extremely happy 40th birthday! I hope that life continues to treat you well and that all of your hopes, dreams and goals come to fruition. All the best!
- Wishing the best birthday celebration for the most wonderful person I know. I hope today and every day in the year ahead is as special as you are.
- At 40, you’re not old, you’re a classic! 🚗
- They say life begins at 40, but I think you’ve been living it up since you were born. Can’t wait to see how 40 and fabulous looks on you. Cheers to your special day and can’t wait to celebrate on our international adventure later this month!
- Congratulations on turning 40. You are still young enough to pull an all-nighter (even if it takes 3 days to recover).
- Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength. —Betty Friedan
- Congratulations on your 40th birthday. Wishing you a truly fabulous day.
- Many happy returns on your 40th birthday.
- Happiest wishes for your fabulous 40. Now you are experienced enough to know what you want and young enough to achieve it all!
- Dear sister, I couldn’t light candles on your 40th birthday cake. It turns out it requires a permit from the fire department for the bonfires.
- Wishing you an amazing 40th birthday! I am thankful for your friendship every single day and I love that I have the opportunity to celebrate you today. Never change.
- Let’s celebrate 40 phenomenal years of YOU! Happy birthday to someone who fills every day with sunshine.
- It’s your 40th birthday. You don’t have to drink to feel hungover anymore.
- 40 is the new… What was I saying? 🤔
- You’re more fun than two 20-year-olds — and a heck of a lot smarter! I hope this next year is full of awesomeness and is as wonderful as you are.
- Happy 40th. You are now old enough to know better and young enough to do it anyway.
- 40 is when you finally get your head together, but your body has other ideas. Happy birthday!
- Four decades of awesomeness is no joke! So here’s to forty more years of happiness, prosperity, and health!
- Don’t let your forties weigh you down. It will be hard to get up again. At least for your knees!
- Oh lordy, you’re forty! It’s a good thing you know how to live life to the fullest. (Otherwise, we’d all be bored.) Here’s to another year of shenanigans, fun, and living vicariously through you!
- Happy 40th! Time to start lying about your age! 🤥
- Happiest 40th birthday, to the class clown and life of the party! The world would be a whole lot darker without you.
- Cheers to 40 years! I hope your special day is filled with fine wine, a sweet birthday cake, and top-notch friends.
- I can’t believe you’re 40! Sending you happy birthday wishes for this new chapter in your life.
- Happy birthday. Don’t count the candles on your cake or the wrinkles on your face. Instead, be glad that you are not down for the count.
- A birth-date is a reminder to celebrate life as well as to update life. —Amit Kalantri
- I may not be perfect, but I am proud and blessed with the perfect daughter. I am sending you love and best wishes on your 40th.
- Let’s raise a toast to your 40th year. Here’s to prune juice!
- If we are lucky, we will meet someone during our lifetime who teaches us what friendship really means. Happy 40th birthday to a phenomenal friend. We are so fortunate to have you in our lives each day.
- You can’t help getting older, but you don’t have to get old. —George Burns
- You’re not over the hill. You’re on top of it! 🏔️
- Happy 40th, darling. Don’t forget to take out the garbage.
- The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been. —Madeleine L’Engle
- Know that you are the perfect age. Each year is special and precious, for you shall only live it once. Be comfortable with growing older. —Louise Hay
- Everyone will say that you look half your age. But as a good friend of yours it is my responsibility to tell you the truth – you are not getting any younger. Happy 40th birthday oldie!
- Turning 40 is a piece of cake and a few extra candles.
- At 40, you’re still hot, just in flashes now! 🔥
- FORTY – the perfect time to be Flirty, Optimistic, Radiant, Terrific, and Youthful.
- Congratulations on the 24th anniversary of your 16th birthday! Here’s to many more.
- In the story of your life, 40th is the chapter where it all starts to make perfect sense. Happy 40th birthday.
- Age 40 is where all the joy and beauty in life begin. Enjoy them to the max! Happy 40th birthday.
- Life is a book, and your forties are the chapters when it all starts making sense. Wishing you an amazing 40th birthday!
- Here’s to maturing like a fine wine. Happy 40th birthday!
- Every so often, someone enters our lives and shows us what true love and compassion looks like. Happy 40th birthday to someone who has taught us all so much.
- Happy 40th birthday. Your thirties were terrific, and I cannot wait to see what you accomplice in your forties. And I know, it will be awesome!
- Being a positive influence on people has been your forte. May it be the same in your forties.
- It’s about time you start lying about your age. Happy 40th birthday, sister.
- Stay young at heart and make time to play, even if your age makes you think otherwise.
- Congrats on the big 4-0! Wishing you the best years ahead and a wonderful celebration.
- Forget the past. Look forward to the future. For the best things are yet to come.
- Another birthday means your life journey is incomplete. May your path be paved with success and guided by love.
- Congrats on turning 20 for the second time! 🥳
- Today is the oldest you’ve ever been, and the youngest you’ll ever be again. —Eleanor Roosevelt
- Age is no barrier. It’s a limitation you put on your mind. —Jackie Joyner-Kersee
- 40 is the perfect age. You’re old enough to recognize your mistakes but young enough to make some more. Happy birthday!
- Welcome to your four Ts – Terrific, Talented, Thoughtful, and Top-notch!
- Congratulations, you have been updated to my favorite forty-year-old position. May success and happiness be yours.
- Congratulations on your 40th. Only 87,600 hours to go until you reach up the hill.
- You are 40fied into the strong wall of my heart. Happy 40th.
- Lordy, lordy, look who’s 40! Wishing you a special day and a very Happy Birthday.
- Here’s to another year around the sun! Happy 40th birthday to someone whose personality is out of this world, and whose spirit shines as bright as a star.
- Wrinkles are tally marks of our birthdays. Here’s to another one!
- As you enter this new decade, just know you are aged to perfection. In fact, you’re the coolest 40-year-old I know. Can’t wait to celebrate!
- Happy 40th birthday!! The only good thing about turning forty is you can blame mid-life crisis for everything. Party Hard!
- 40 is fabulous, fun, and absolutely fantastic. It is your time in the sun.
- Now you are twice as fun as your 20s. But with more back pain.
- God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well. — Voltaire
- Age is but a number that you don’t have to reflect on the outside.
- The significance of this day is a celebration of your life, not the funeral of your youth.
- Happy 40th birthday. I have loved you with an intensity I never thought possible from the moment you were born. Now I love you 40 gazillion times more.
Happy 40th Birthday Messages
- We’ve celebrated so many of life’s milestones together. From graduating preschool to getting married and having kids, we’ve been right by each other’s sides. I’m so happy to celebrate another big moment with you. Wishing you the most wonderful day for your 40th birthday.
- Good riddance. The 30s are over. 40 is where the real fun begins!
- Happy 40th to the person who will always picks up the phone when someone needs help, advice, or just a caring voice. You are truly an extraordinary treasure.
- Happy 40th birthday! I’m so pleased to hear you’re over the hill instead of under it.
- 40: When your candles cost more than your cake. 🎂
- Life begins at 40. May you achieve everything you pursue. Happy 40th.
- Warmest wishes for a very happy 40th birthday.
- Happy birthday to you! Happy birthday to you! You look like a monkey, and you belong in a zoo! May your 40s be absolutely bananas.
- Happy birthday! Reaching middle age means you have 40 years of experience. What’s your secret to success?
- I bet you were hoping that no one would notice you were turning 40. Well, no such luck! Happy 40th.
- None are so old as those who have outlived enthusiasm. —Henry David Thoreau
- The best thing about your 40s is that you have done all the stupid, cringe-worthy stuff before the internet.
- Dear daughter, you are my remarkable child. Your forties will be just as amazing as you are.
- Happy birthday. 40 never looked so good!
- Forty, foxy, and only 20 years away from the senior citizen discounts.
- I wanted to gift you something funny and charming on your 40th birthday. But then I remembered you already have me.
- Maturing doesn’t have to be boring, and you certainly aren’t. Thanks for filling my life with 40 years of fun. I hope you have a blast celebrating your big day.
- Sometimes we run so fast toward our goals that we forget to enjoy the ride. It’s time to sit back and take in the scenery. Happy 40th birthday!
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