“And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.”
The Bible (Luke 1:14)
BirthCelebration
Birthday Quotes
200 FAMOUS QUOTES · BIRTHDAY
Birthday Quotes
Read 200 of the best birthday quotes, wishes and blessings for friends, family and loved ones, from Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, the Bible and more.
“Thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.”
The Bible (Psalm 103:5)
YouthRenewal
“The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree.”
The Bible (Psalm 92:12)
GrowthBlessing
“And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday.”
The Bible (Job 11:17)
Getting OlderBlessing
“The fear of the Lord prolongeth days.”
The Bible (Proverbs 10:27)
Long LifeFaith
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.”
The Bible (Matthew 2:10)
JoyCelebration
“Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord.”
The Bible (Psalm 127:3)
ChildrenBlessing
“O satisfy us early with thy mercy; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.”
The Bible (Psalm 90:14)
JoyBlessing
“I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.”
The Bible (Philippians 1:3)
GratitudeFriends
“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.”
The Bible (Ecclesiastes 3:4)
LifeCelebration
“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.”
Thomas Jefferson
FutureDreams
“Say I'm weary, say I'm sad, say that health and wealth have missed me, say I'm growing old, but add, Jenny kiss'd me.”
Leigh Hunt
Getting OlderLove
“Happy birthday to you.”
Traditional
Birthday WishesCelebration
“Teach me half the gladness that thy brain must know.”
Percy Bysshe Shelley
JoyHappiness
“Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; or surely you'll grow double.”
William Wordsworth
FunNature
“Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter.”
Lord Byron
CelebrationFun
“Ring in the valiant man and free, the larger heart, the kindlier hand.”
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
New BeginningsKindness
“For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: 'It might have been!'”
John Greenleaf Whittier
RegretLife
“In winter I get up at night and dress by yellow candle-light.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
ChildhoodFun
“Tom said to himself that it was not such a hollow world, after all.”
Mark Twain
HappinessChildhood
“I don't know what day of the month it is. I don't know anything. I'm quite a baby.”
Charles Dickens
New BeginningsJoy
“Christmas won't be Christmas without any presents.”
Louisa May Alcott
PresentsFunny
“They dined on mince, and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon.”
Edward Lear
FunCelebration
“Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, baker's man, bake me a cake as fast as you can.”
Mother Goose
Birthday CakeChildhood
“You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.”
Kahlil Gibran
ChildrenParenting