Oyewole Folarin loves writing greeting-card messages and helping others find the words they need for life's special moments.
Ways to Say "Happy Birthday" to an Elderly Person
You can get ideas from the list below or use what you find to inspire your own unique, sweet messages.
Sample Birthday Wishes and Messages for Elders
Below, you'll find some ideas on what to write or say to seniors on their birthday.
• You have reached a great milestone in life. Thank you for all your support and encouragement. I wish you good health and happiness in life. Happy birthday!
• We rejoice with you as you celebrate your [insert year] birthday today. The very best is yet to come. We wish you more great achievements in the years to come, and may all your birthday wishes come true!
• I promise to hold on to the profound life lessons that you have taught me. Thank you for being such a caring and wonderful person. Life without you would be boring. I wish you continued joy and happiness!
• Throughout your entire life, you have demonstrated how much you truly love us. We thank you for your patience and support. You’ve always been here to help us in our time of need. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and hope you have a truly awesome birthday!
• I hope that you have a good time on this special day of yours. Happy birthday to my [aunt/uncle] whom I admire the most!
• Words cannot fully describe how much you mean to me. Thanks for always making me smile. I wish you a wonderful birthday!
• I want to extend my hearty gratitude toward you, my mentor and father. I appreciate how much you've taught me and how you've helped further my education. I couldn't have come this far without your advice and guidance. Happy birthday!
You are priceless, and your life is a blessing.
• You are one in a million—a mother, grandmother, guiding light, and great inspiration. We want to wish you good health, happiness, and the best of everything. Thank you for everything you've done for us. Happy birthday!
• May you have many more wonderful days ahead of you. Congratulations and have a memorable birthday celebration!
• We want to take your birthday as an opportunity to acknowledge your hard work and appreciate your contribution to our family's closeness. I wish you the best of everything because you deserve it, today and always. Congratulations, and happy birthday!
• Grandma, you still look like you're in your 40s! As you celebrate your [insert year] birthday, I wish you a rollicking good time, a long life, and many more years of health.
• Dear Uncle, I want to wish you a happy [insert year] birthday on this special day. Thank you for always being there and for always being a pillar of support to the entire family.
• Your wealth of experience has impacted us positively in so many ways. We are so grateful for you. We wish you a long life, good health, and prosperity.
• May your special day be filled with all the good things that you deserve, and may all your wishes come true! Uncle, don't forget to make a wish when you blow out the candles on your birthday cake.
• Dear Uncle, I hope your retirement plans are working out well for you. May all your hopes, dreams, and wishes come true as you celebrate your special day today! Now, have a good day and year full of joy and love.
Inspirational Birthday Messages
• May your birthday bring you sweet memories and all the beautiful things that you deserve. While you might be getting older, you are still as strong as when you were a kid. Happy birthday!
• As you celebrate your [insert year] birthday today, I join everyone else in wishing you a happy birthday, lots of fun, happiness, health, and a long life. May all your wishes and dreams come true.
• Dear Uncle, I have no special gift that I can give you today better than saying thank you for your generosity and support. I hope you have a wonderful birthday celebration!
• May joy, great surprises, love, and happiness surround you on your special day and years ahead! Happy birthday!
• Words alone are not enough to express what you really mean to me and how much I value your mentorship. I want to celebrate with you as you add another year today. Congratulations and have a blissful birthday celebration!
• You are not just a father but my source of happiness and prosperity. I pray this special day is full of fun and happiness. Happy birthday!
• I will forever be grateful for the knowledge you have imparted on me and my brothers. I hope you have a very happy birthday to the most wonderful family member in the world. I love you, and may all your wishes come true!
• Here’s to wishing you a birthday celebration filled with lots of love, surprises, and prosperity.
• I feel very proud to share in your joy today. I hope you have a magnificent birthday, sir!
• I’m so excited and fortunate to witness your special day celebration. I never knew I would stand here today celebrating your special day with you. Congratulations, and have a memorable birthday celebration!
Spiritual or Religious Messages
• We pray that the Lord will continue to bless all your endeavors, strengthen you, and shower His mercy upon you.
• Happy [insert year] birthday! I hope you have many more fruitful years as you grow older. I pray that God grants you a long life, sound health, and prosperity.
• We pray that the Lord will bless you with many more years of good health, fulfilled dreams, and accomplishments! Happy birthday.
• As you mark your [insert year] birthday today, may all your dreams come true, and may God grant you many more fruitful years of good health! Happy birthday, Pa!
• I pray that the days ahead bring you a lot of joy. May they bestow a greater sense of purpose upon you and strengthen your peace of mind! And may God grant you all of your wishes as you blow the candles on your cake!
• You are priceless, and your life is a blessing. You are loved beyond words. I wish you many more glorious years.
• I know you have been waiting for this special day. Now, it’s time to celebrate your [insert year] birthday. May God continue to bless you and grant you a long life on earth so that we may celebrate many more birthdays with you! Have a sweet and memorable birthday party!
• May your special day be filled with love, peace, and happiness! And I pray God grant you many more years to spend with us. Happy birthday!
• As you mark your [insert year] birthday with great expectations today, may God in His infinite mercy grant you peace of mind and long life! Happy birthday!
jaden on May 07, 2022:
these coments are good.
sambandam jayakumar on April 13, 2022:
excellent greetings
Mable on May 06, 2022:
too much "God" in these words!
Praveena on March 11, 2022:
Easy, simple but realistic wordings. Thanks
Lisa Williams on March 24, 2022:
My mother will love it!
Gloria Delgado on September 03, 2022:
These words are perfect for someone who is at loss for words
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Funny Birthday Quotes and Sayings
Over the Hill, Middle-Age and Older
• You know you are getting old when people call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
• You know you are getting old when you have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
• You know you are getting old when you turn out the light for economic reasons rather than romantic ones.
• You know you are getting old when people warn you about shoveling snow.
• You know you are getting old when you move something to a more logical location and then can only remember where it used to be.
• You know you are getting old when you're cautioned to slow down by your doctor instead of by the police.
• You know you are getting old when your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.
• You know you are getting old when the clothes you've put away until they come back in style... have come back in style.
• You know you are getting old when you no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
• You know you are getting old when you quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
• You know you are getting old when taking your morning pills takes longer than eating your pancakes and sausage.
• You know you are getting old when you lean over to pick something up off the floor, and then ask yourself if there is anything else you need to do while you are down there.
• You know you are getting old when you leave concerts and ballgames early to beat the crowd.
• You know you are getting old when the only reason you’re still awake at 2 a.m. is indigestion.
• You know you are getting old when you frequently find yourself telling people what a gallon of gas USED to cost.
• You know you are getting old when it takes you two tries to get up from the couch.
• You know you are getting old when work is a lot less fun--and fun is a lot more work.
• You know you are getting old when you don't want a sports car because of the insurance premiums.
• You know you are getting old when it takes twice as long to look half as good.
• You know you are getting old when your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
• You know you are getting old when you're very good at telling stories; over and over and over and over...
• You know you are getting old when you give up all your bad habits and you still don't feel good.
• You know you are getting old when you go to bed before your kids
• You know you are getting old when there are fewer things you are willing to wait in line for.
• You know you are getting old when you spend a lot of time thinking about the "here-after". you go somewhere to get something... then wonder what you're "here after"
• You know you are getting old when you run out of breath walking DOWN a flight of stairs.
• You know you are getting old when you actually want socks for Christmas.
• You know you are getting old when you're not really grouchy, you just don't like ttraffic, waiting, crowds, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, barking dogs, politicians and a few other things you can't seem to remember right now.
• I'm not getting older. I just collect wrinkles!
• Too young to be this old!
• I'm not that old! I demand a recount!
• So many candles, so little cake!
• Over the hill? I don't remember any hill?!
• You may not be able to turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again!
• By the time you reach middle age, you've already met so many people that every new acquaintance reminds you of someone else.
• Middle age is when broadness of the mind and narrowness of the waist change places.
• Middle age is when you choose your cereal for the fiber, not the toy!
• Middle age is having the choice of two temptations and choosing the one that will get you home earlier. --Daniel Bennett
• Middle age is that period in a man's life when he'd rather not have a good time than have to get over it. --Oscar Wilde
• Middle age is a period of life when one can do as much as ever but would rather not.
• Middle age is when you are too young to take up golf and too old to rush up to the net. --Franklin P. Adams
• Middle age is when you are sitting home on Saturday night and the telephone rings and you hope it isn't for you. --Ring Lardner
• Middle age is when everything starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out.
• The years between fifty and seventy are the hardest. You are always being asked to do things, and yet you are not decrepit enough to turn them down. - T. S. Eliot
• A man of sixty has spent twenty years in bed and over three years in eating. - Arnold Bennett
• Middle age is when your classmates are so gray and wrinkled and bald they don't recognize you. - Bennett Cerf
• You're not over the hill until you hear your favorite songs in an elevator!
• Mid-life crisis? My whole life has been a crisis!!!
• The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it. --Doris Day
• Boys will be boys, and so will a lot of middle-aged men.
• You know you’ve reached middle age when your weightlifting consists of merely standing up. --Bob Hope
• You're not old. You're chronologically gifted.
• I like my bifocals,
my dentures fit me fine,
my hearing aid is perfect,
but Lord I miss my mind!
• You know you're old when "getting a little action" means your prune juice is working!
• The secret to staying young is to find an age you really like and stick with it.
• When I was a kid I could toast marshmallows over my birthday candles. Now I could roast a turkey!
• Lying about my age is easier now since I sometimes forget what it is.
• You know you're over the hill when the only whistles you get are from the tea kettle.
• If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!
• To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am. --Bernard M. Baruch
• The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age. --Lucille Ball
• Old age is not so bad when you consider the alternatives. --Maurice Chevalier
• I can still cut the mustard...I just need help opening the jar!
• The worst thing about growing old is listening to your children's advice.
• Senility is a good thing. You're always meeting new friends!
• It is better to wear out than to rust out!
• Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
• I'm not over the hill - I can't get up it!
• More candles: Bigger wish!
• Aged to Perfection!
• I finally got my head together and now my body is falling apart.
• By the time you find greener pastures, you can't climb the fence!
• After fifty it's patch, patch, patch.
• The aging process has you firmly in its grasp if you never get the urge to throw a snowball. --Doug Larson
• Inside every older person is a young person wondering what happened.
• You know you're old when you've lost all your marvels. --Merry Browne
• Life would be infinitely happier if we could only be born at the age of eighty and gradually approach eighteen. --Mark Twain
• You're only young once. After that you have to think up some other excuse.
• It takes about 10 years to get used to how old you are.
• Age is a matter of mind and if you don't mind, it don't matter!
• Age is a number, old is in your head.
• Age is a number, and mine is unlisted.
• Age is a very high price to pay for maturity.
• Age is like fine wine; it gets better with time!
• At my age, I've seen it all, I've heard it all, I've done it all, I just can't remember it all.
• Classic, Genuine, Antique Person!
• Don't let an old person crawl into your body!
• Growing old is mandatory. Growing up is optional!
• I have a photographic memory. Unfortunately, it no longer offers same day service.
• I'd rather be over the hill than under it.
• I'm entering the "metallic years"; silver in my hair, gold in my teeth and lead in my bottom!
• I'm just a 16 year old girl, locked in an old ladies body!
• I'm not aging, I'm marinating!
• I'm not as old as I used to be.
• I'm not getting older, I'm getting bitter.
• I'm not old, I'm a recycled teenager!
• I'm not old, I've just been young a very long time!
• Inside every older person is a young person wondering what happened!
• It used to be wine, women and song,
Now it's beer, the old lady and TV!
• My mind wanders a lot, but fortunately it's too weak to go very far.
• Old age and treachery beat youth and vigor.
• Old age ain't no place for sissies. --Bette Davis
• Once you're over the hill, you pick up speed!
• Over 40 and still cookin'!
• Seen it all, done it all, can't remember most of it!
• Senility Prayer
God grant me the senility to
forget the people I never liked anyway;
the good fortune to run into the ones that I do;
and the eyesight to tell the difference.
• The older I get, the better I used to be.
• When did my wild oats turn into shredded wheat?
• Wrinkled was not one of the things I wanted to be when I grew up!
• You are only young once, but you can stay immature indefinitely!
• You know you are getting old when everything hurts, and what doesn't hurt, doesn't work!
• You know you are getting old when "Happy Hour" turns out to be a nap!
• You know you're getting old when your back goes out more often than you do!
• You know you're old when you can't get your rocking chair started!
• You know you are getting old when you look forward to a DULL evening.
• We know we're getting old when the only thing we want for our birthday is not to be reminded of it.
• You know you are getting old when the little old gray-haired lady you helped across the street is your wife.
• You know you are getting old when you get winded playing chess.
• You know you are getting old when you have too much room in the house and not enough in the medicine cabinet.
• You know you are getting old when you look into the mirror and are shocked to see that "old person" looking back at you.
• You know you are getting old when the gleam in your eyes is from the sun hitting your bifocals.
• You know you are getting old
when you tend to repeat yourself.
You know you are getting old
when you tend to repeat yourself.
• You know you are getting old when your children begin to look middle-aged.
• You know you are getting old when your pacemaker opens the garage door when you see a pretty girl.
• You know you are getting old when your knees buckle and your belt won't.
• You know you are getting old when your little black book contains only names ending in M.D.
• You know you are old when your doctor is the same age as your grandson.
• You know your old when your youngest starts collecting Social Security.
• Young at heart, slightly older in other places!
• You're getting old when you get the same sensation from a rocking chair that you once got from a roller coaster.
• Youth is wasted on the YOUNG!
• I'm not old; I'm just a victim of gravity!
• I can't figure out if life is passing me by or trying to run me over.
• So, these are the golden years...I'm not impressed.
• Don't think of yourself as getting older . . . You are, of course, but it's best not to think of it! Happy Birthday!
Milestone Birthday Years
• 40: I'm 18 with 22 years experience.
• On a scale of 1 to 10, I'm a perfect 40!
• Remember when you were little and you thought 40 was sooo old. You were right!
• I'm 40 in years, 20 in spirit!
• Forty isn't old - IF you're a tree!
• Forty is 4 perfect 10's!
• It took me 40 years to look this good!
• Here's to celebrating the 19th anniversary of your 21st birthday!
• I'm not 40, I'm 39.95, plus tax!
• 40, but still Sporty!
• Up to age 40, it's just a rehearsal!
• I'm 39 1/2 (and that's my final answer!)
• 50 is the age of discovery - you discover you're old!
• Forty is the old age of youth; Fifty is the youth of old age. --Victor Hugo
• Nifty at Fifty!
• Welcome to the Fabulous Fifties!
• Life after 50: when your back goes out more than you do.
• Sexy at 60
• Spectacular at 70
• Great at 80!
• Happy 30-Something! (or Happy 40-Something!, Happy 50-Something!, etc.)
• Use the same sayings, but substitute the correct age (and math, if appropriate). Any age can be used 37, 64, etc.
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