birthday quotes by famous philosophers
"At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart's desires without transgressing the norm." - Confucius
"The unexamined life is not worth living." - Socrates
"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it." - Seneca
"Happiness depends upon ourselves." - Aristotle
"Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." - Seneca
"The beginning is the most important part of the work." - Plato
"To forget one's ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without root." - Confucius
short famous birthday quotes
"Count your age by friends, not years." – John Lennon
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." – Abraham Lincoln
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that people who have the most live the longest." – Larry Lorenzoni
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." – Oprah Winfrey
"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" – Dr. Seuss
"Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art." – Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
"A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun." – Unknown
"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." – Lucille Ball
"Birthdays are nature's way of telling us to eat more cake." – Edward Morykwas
"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new." – Sammy Hagar
short birthday quotes by famous philosophers
Know thyself. - Socrates
The unexamined life is not worth living. - Socrates
Happiness depends upon ourselves. - Aristotle
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans. - Attributed to various, but often linked to philosophical thought
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. - Epictetus
To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. - Lao Tzu
famous birthday quotes from literature
"Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be." - Robert Browning, from "Rabbi Ben Ezra"
"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You." - Dr. Seuss, from "Happy Birthday to You!"
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw, from "Back to Methuselah"
"Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old." - Franz Kafka, from "Letters to Milena"
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." - Oprah Winfrey, though often attributed in literary contexts, from her works
"It is not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years." - Abraham Lincoln, from his speeches and writings
quotes about birthdays and life
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." – Larry Lorenzoni
"Count your age by friends, not years. Count your life by smiles, not tears." – John Lennon
"The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate." – Oprah Winfrey
"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new." – Sammy Hagar
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." – Mark Twain
"Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!" – Dr. Seuss
"The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been." – Madeleine L'Engle
funny birthday quotes from famous people
"The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." - Lucille Ball
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." - Mark Twain
"You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake." - Bob Hope
"Inside every older person is a younger person wondering what happened." - Jennifer Yane
"Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest." - Erma Bombeck
"A man is only as old as the woman he feels." - Groucho Marx
"You can't help getting older, but you don't have to get old." - George Burns
famous birthday quotes from movies
'You'll have what she's having' from When Harry Met Sally
'May the Force be with you' from Star Wars
'Here's looking at you, kid' from Casablanca
'After all, tomorrow is another day' from Gone with the Wind
'To infinity and beyond' from Toy Story
'Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans' from The Iron Giant (inspired by John Lennon, featured in the film)
'You had me at hello' from Jerry Maguire
'There's no place like home' from The Wizard of Oz
'Hakuna Matata' from The Lion King
'Just keep swimming' from Finding Nemo
birthday quotes for me
"Happy birthday to me! Another year wiser and more fabulous than ever."
"Today, I celebrate the day I was born and all the wonderful adventures ahead."
"Birthdays are a new start, a fresh beginning, and a time to pursue new endeavors with new goals. Happy birthday to me!"
"May this year bring even more happiness, success, and dreams come true. Cheers to me on my special day!"
"Here's to another year of laughing until it hurts, dancing like nobody's watching, and living life to the fullest. Happy birthday to me!"
"Age is just a number, but the memories I've made are priceless. Celebrating me today!"
"On this day, I reflect on how far I've come and toast to the journey ahead. Happy birthday to me!"