It is always fun to celebrate birthdays, as well as to think about the many things that have been said about or that relate to them. Aside from getting wiser, one can delight in good food and good company. Here are some awesome birthday quotes to liven up your big day, and perhaps even share with family and friends. Remember to also check out our collection of funny birthday quotes as well as these birthday messages for a friend.

Famous Birthday Quotes Celebrating Life

1. “Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again.” –  happy birthday songs C.S. Lewis Getting older (and hopefully wiser), we face old age, our senior years. Perhaps Emily Dickinson has the right idea:

2. “We turn not older with years, but newer every day” – Emily Dickinson Sam Hagar reinforced this idea saying..

3. “Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new.” – Sam Hagar.

4. “Count your age by friends, not years, your life by smiles, not tears.” – John Lennon.

5. “May your years be counted not by your age but by how you spend your days.” – Catherine Pulsifer