Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man.
Birthday Quotes
Birthday quotes here lean towards reflection rather than celebration. The page is built from the pages on age, time, friendship and happiness, and Shakespeare has the most entries, then Byron, Edward Young and Longfellow.
That is useful if you want something thoughtful for a milestone birthday and less so for a card with balloons on it. The funny ones are on the Funny page. A warning on the friendship quotes: “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” is not from Sun Tzu, and “Time flies like an arrow” was not said by Groucho Marx. Both are flagged here.
Most quoted on birthday:
Some smack of age in you, some relish of the saltness of time.
The youth of the soul is everlasting, and eternity is youth.
Your friend is that man who knows all about you, and still likes you.
Friends need to tell each other the hard truth and friendships require mutual respect.
A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation.
Friendship's the wine of life: but friendship new * * * is neither strong nor pure.
Happiness lies in the fulfillment of the spirit through the body.
The rays of happiness, like those of light, are colorless when unbroken.