40th Birthday Wishes and Messages

Embrace the joy of turning 40 with our collection of heartfelt birthday wishes and messages. Find the perfect words to express your warmth and appreciation for this milestone occasion. Easily copy and download your favorites to share with the birthday celebrant.

Life is a book and your forties are the chapters when it all starts making sense. Happy 40th birthday.

Life is a book and your forties are the chapters when it all starts making sense. Happy 40th birthday.

Turning forty isn’t a bad thing. It’s what your whole life has led up to. Make the most of it. Happy birthday.

Turning forty isn’t a bad thing. It’s what your whole life has led up to. Make the most of it. Happy birthday.

Don’t imprison yourself in thoughts of how life has gone by. Free yourself in the hope of what lies ahead. Happy birthday.

Don’t imprison yourself in thoughts of how life has gone by. Free yourself in the hope of what lies ahead. Happy birthday.

Everyone grows older, but only a few make the most of it. Who are you going to be? Happy birthday.

Everyone grows older, but only a few make the most of it. Who are you going to be? Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! I love you more every day. You are the world's most lovable son.

Happy 40th birthday! I love you more every day. You are the world's most lovable son.

Maturity and wisdom are great assets to have, but they are useless if you don’t unburden your life’s liabilities with smiles and laughter. Happy 40th birthday.

Maturity and wisdom are great assets to have, but they are useless if you don’t unburden your life’s liabilities with smiles and laughter. Happy 40th birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! We're so proud of you. You've turned into a kind, loving grownup!

Happy 40th birthday! We're so proud of you. You've turned into a kind, loving grownup!

The funny thing about age is that the more you think about it, the older you feel. Happy birthday.

The funny thing about age is that the more you think about it, the older you feel. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! I’m so blessed to have you as my son. You have always made me so proud!

Happy 40th birthday! I’m so blessed to have you as my son. You have always made me so proud!

The best part about turning forty is that you can blame everything on midlife crisis. Happy birthday.

The best part about turning forty is that you can blame everything on midlife crisis. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! Wishing you a birthday with all joy and wonder you deserve and a decade full of all the great things life has to offer.

Happy 40th birthday! Wishing you a birthday with all joy and wonder you deserve and a decade full of all the great things life has to offer.

Strive to be a 40-year old that makes people go  ‘I wanna be like that when I turn forty’ Happy birthday.

Strive to be a 40-year old that makes people go ‘I wanna be like that when I turn forty’ Happy birthday.

Stop waiting for perfect moments in your life. Every second is as perfect and as priceless as you want it to be. Happy 40th birthday.

Stop waiting for perfect moments in your life. Every second is as perfect and as priceless as you want it to be. Happy 40th birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! We love you. You can always depend on us to support you through your forties and forever.

Happy 40th birthday! We love you. You can always depend on us to support you through your forties and forever.

You know you are forty when you stop using Facebook to socialize and start using it to spy on your kids. Happy 40th birthday.

You know you are forty when you stop using Facebook to socialize and start using it to spy on your kids. Happy 40th birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! I love every aspect of our life together. We are true soulmates in love.

Happy 40th birthday! I love every aspect of our life together. We are true soulmates in love.

Do you have some spare time in your life? Then maybe this is the right time to start searching for the Fountain of Youth! Happy fortieth.

Do you have some spare time in your life? Then maybe this is the right time to start searching for the Fountain of Youth! Happy fortieth.

Happy 40th birthday! You make my life complete. I lack for nothing with you in my life. I have all the joy and love I need and want.

Happy 40th birthday! You make my life complete. I lack for nothing with you in my life. I have all the joy and love I need and want.

Open up, be free, rise above the memories of your past’s dark lanes. Life is too precious to let regret and hate remain. Happy birthday.

Open up, be free, rise above the memories of your past’s dark lanes. Life is too precious to let regret and hate remain. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! I don't even want to fathom what my life (or what I) would become without you. You are my life. I love you madly.

Happy 40th birthday! I don't even want to fathom what my life (or what I) would become without you. You are my life. I love you madly.

You are definitely forty if you notice that all your sentences start from ‘When I was younger…’ Happy birthday.

You are definitely forty if you notice that all your sentences start from ‘When I was younger…’ Happy birthday.

Your genes and DNA should be bottled up and preserved because you seem to be getting younger with every passing year. Happy 40th.

Your genes and DNA should be bottled up and preserved because you seem to be getting younger with every passing year. Happy 40th.

Happy 40th birthday! You are beauty personified. Everything about exudes beauty, from your soul to your heart. Our life is beautiful because of you.

Happy 40th birthday! You are beauty personified. Everything about exudes beauty, from your soul to your heart. Our life is beautiful because of you.

Happy 40th birthday! My life is heaven on earth with you in my world. Let's make your big day as heavenly as you are, my angel.

Happy 40th birthday! My life is heaven on earth with you in my world. Let's make your big day as heavenly as you are, my angel.

Life’s milestones aren’t supposed to be counted… they’re supposed to be celebrated. Happy 40th.

Life’s milestones aren’t supposed to be counted… they’re supposed to be celebrated. Happy 40th.

Happy 40th birthday! You are love. Love is you. I love you. You love me. Our world is full of love, and always will be.

Happy 40th birthday! You are love. Love is you. I love you. You love me. Our world is full of love, and always will be.

Happy 40th birthday! You are more than my soulmate. You are my best friend, confidant, partner and savior. My life without you would be devoid of all the love we share.

Happy 40th birthday! You are more than my soulmate. You are my best friend, confidant, partner and savior. My life without you would be devoid of all the love we share.

Turning forty is a wakeup call – life is running away and the only way to catch up is to live the best life you possibly can. Happy 40th.

Turning forty is a wakeup call – life is running away and the only way to catch up is to live the best life you possibly can. Happy 40th.

Happy 40th birthday! The easiest thing I've done in my life was falling deeply in love with you. The best thing? Loving you every day.

Happy 40th birthday! The easiest thing I've done in my life was falling deeply in love with you. The best thing? Loving you every day.

Turning forty is all about reaching some of life’s peaks… including the peak of midlife crises, peak of your kids’ teeny tantrums, peak of marital issues and peak of problems at work. Good luck!

Turning forty is all about reaching some of life’s peaks… including the peak of midlife crises, peak of your kids’ teeny tantrums, peak of marital issues and peak of problems at work. Good luck!

Happy 40th birthday to you, my greatest love. Our love conquers all. And always will.

Happy 40th birthday to you, my greatest love. Our love conquers all. And always will.

FORTY – Flirty, Optimistic, Risky, Teasing and Youthful. This is the secret to feeling young even when you are forty years old. Happy birthday.

FORTY – Flirty, Optimistic, Risky, Teasing and Youthful. This is the secret to feeling young even when you are forty years old. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! Loving you is my purpose in life. I'm here to love you every day, every night, for eternity.

Happy 40th birthday! Loving you is my purpose in life. I'm here to love you every day, every night, for eternity.

Congratulations for turning forty. The average life expectancy is about 80 years so you have lived half of your life already. Sorry for being the party pooper, but facts are facts! Happy birthday.

Congratulations for turning forty. The average life expectancy is about 80 years so you have lived half of your life already. Sorry for being the party pooper, but facts are facts! Happy birthday.

Life is short. Now that you're 40, it's even shorter. Happy 40th birthday!

Life is short. Now that you're 40, it's even shorter. Happy 40th birthday!

Happy 40th birthday. At this age, if you feel old, you may be right.

Happy 40th birthday. At this age, if you feel old, you may be right.

Every crisis has an opportunity in disguise. For all you know, your midlife crisis may also have a brilliant opportunity for you in store. So stop sulking about turning forty and let’s party. Happy birthday.

Every crisis has an opportunity in disguise. For all you know, your midlife crisis may also have a brilliant opportunity for you in store. So stop sulking about turning forty and let’s party. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday. We hope that you can blow out all 40 birthday candles on your cake before we need to call the fire department.

Happy 40th birthday. We hope that you can blow out all 40 birthday candles on your cake before we need to call the fire department.

Happy birthday to someone who is still alive and kicking! You really have to stop kicking everyone. You're 40, for goodness sake.

Happy birthday to someone who is still alive and kicking! You really have to stop kicking everyone. You're 40, for goodness sake.

In life, the possibilities are endless. The only limitations are those that life inside your mind. Go forth, happy birthday.

In life, the possibilities are endless. The only limitations are those that life inside your mind. Go forth, happy birthday.

40 is definitely the new 20: At 20, you're young and stupid. At 40, you think you're young, which makes you do stupid things. Happy 40th birthday!

40 is definitely the new 20: At 20, you're young and stupid. At 40, you think you're young, which makes you do stupid things. Happy 40th birthday!

There's only one way to age gracefully at 40 and it's doesn't come out of a bottle or from a scalpel: it comes from adding 10 years to your age, so you always look a decade younger.

There's only one way to age gracefully at 40 and it's doesn't come out of a bottle or from a scalpel: it comes from adding 10 years to your age, so you always look a decade younger.

All your life you strived to become mature and wise. Forty is the time to enjoy the fruits of this journey by being wild and carefree. Happy birthday.

All your life you strived to become mature and wise. Forty is the time to enjoy the fruits of this journey by being wild and carefree. Happy birthday.

40 agrees with you. Here's to getting the next 40 years to agree with you. Happy 40th birthday!

40 agrees with you. Here's to getting the next 40 years to agree with you. Happy 40th birthday!

40 means that you have many more years to make the same mistakes all over again. Happy 40th birthday!

40 means that you have many more years to make the same mistakes all over again. Happy 40th birthday!

Forty is the beginning of the best phase of your life… NOT! Happy birthday.

Forty is the beginning of the best phase of your life… NOT! Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! So what if you're 40 now. Be thankful that you aren't 40 in dog years.

Happy 40th birthday! So what if you're 40 now. Be thankful that you aren't 40 in dog years.

Happy 40th birthday! This just proves the adage that you’re never too old to be a child

Happy 40th birthday! This just proves the adage that you’re never too old to be a child

Forty is when you will finally realize why your mum and dad were so cranky when you were growing up. Happy birthday.

Forty is when you will finally realize why your mum and dad were so cranky when you were growing up. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday! Let’s raise a glass to your 40th. Here’s to prune juice!

Happy 40th birthday! Let’s raise a glass to your 40th. Here’s to prune juice!

I have applied a double coat of White-Out and Liquid Paper on the zero on your fortieth birthday card. Congratulations on turning four. Happy birthday.

I have applied a double coat of White-Out and Liquid Paper on the zero on your fortieth birthday card. Congratulations on turning four. Happy birthday.

Happy 40th birthday. At 20, it's a pain to get carded at a bar. At 40, it's a pleasure. Here's to getting carded!

Happy 40th birthday. At 20, it's a pain to get carded at a bar. At 40, it's a pleasure. Here's to getting carded!