40th Birthday Messages: Wishes and Sayings to Write in a 40th Birthday Card

Don't write, "Lordy, lordy, look who's 40."  Think of something better to write in the 40th birthday card.  Let these 40th birthday wishes inspire your writing hand into penning the perfect message.

Welcome someone into his or her 40s with one of these original 40th birthday card messages.  Some are funny, and milestones like 40 are a great time to poke fun at aging.  Leaving your 30's can be difficult if you don't learn to laugh about your age.  40 may be considered over the hill or the age when people have midlife crisis. 
  1. You're not over the hill yet.  Actually, you will probably always feel like you are walking up hill now that you're 40.
  2. You have 40 reasons to admit to yourself that you are getting older, but I won't make you.  Have a happy 40th birthday!
  3. You have an excuse to go treat yourself to a new sports car.  You're old enough to have a midlife crisis now that you're 40.
  4. Congratulations on turning 39 years old again for the second time.  I’m looking forward to celebrating your 39th for many years to come.
  5. To prove to yourself that 40 is not such a big number, see if 40 cents can buy the same things as you used to be able to buy when you were a kid.
  6. Just think, in the 1800’s a 40 year old would be lucky to be alive.  Considering that, you look very good for your age.
  7. If 40 is "the new 20," then tell me what 20 is... the new born?
  8. If you can still blow out all your candles in one breath, then you are still in good shape. Good luck! Happy 40th birthday!
  9. Just think, you are now half way to  being 80.  40 sounds so young when you think about it that way.
  10. Congratulations on turning 39 with two years of experience under your belt.  The extra year shows.
  11. If you start to feel really old, just remember that age is just a number.  Yours just happens to be a big number.
  12. I went to the psychic and asked about you.  They said you are having a birthday and they see bifocals and hearing aids in your near future.
  13. Think of yourself as two twenty-year-olds instead of a forty-year-old.