75+ Inspirational 70th Birthday Quotes & Wishes (2024)

Whether you’re hoping to wish them a happy birthday on social media or just want inspirational 70th birthday quotes to write in a card, we have you covered!

After all – turning 70 is an amazing accomplishment, which means you’re going to need the perfect message for your loved one on their big day!

Each of these messages is sure to make an impact on your friend’s special day.

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Inspirational 70th Birthday Quotes

There’s no better way to show you care than with an uplifting message on a birthday.

Use these inspirational 70th birthday quotes to help you put your feelings into words as you wish your friend or family member well on their special day.

• “We turn not older with years, but newer every day” – Emily Dickinson
• “Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” – Eleanor Roosevelt
• “May your years be counted not by your age but by how you spend your days.” – Catherine Pulsifer
• “There is no better gift than another birthday.” – Unknown
• “A birthday is not a day to fear. It is a day to celebrate and look forward to the coming year.” – Byron Pulsifer
• It is amazing how time flies. I can’t forget this special day in your life. You have been a wonderful friend. Happy 70th birthday!
• “Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.” – Jean Paul Richter
• “You know you’re getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.” – Bob Hope
• “See age as the gift that it is and you will always be grateful on your birthday.” – Unknown
• “Youth is the gift of nature, but age is the work of art.” – Garson
• “You’re never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” – Les Brown
• “Another birthday and I’m still as gorgeous as ever.” – Unknown
• “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” – George Eliot
• “The way I see it, you should live everyday like its your birthday.” – Paris Hilton
• “I have been blessed with another year of life and will use it to make a difference in the world.” – Unknown
• “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” – William Shakespeare

• Live your life forget your age! Happy 70th birthday!
• “The older the fiddler, the sweeter the tune,” – English Proverb
• “I intend to live forever. So far, so good.” – Steven Wright
• “Live your life and forget your age.” – Unknown
• “Wrinkles should merely indicate where the smiles have been.” – Mark Twain
• “Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who have the most live the longest.” – Larry Lorenzoni
• You are the most kind-hearted and generous person that I know of. May you never stop doing the great work you are doing. I wish you a happy 70th birthday!
• “The years may wrinkle our skin but not our spirit.” – Maya Angelou
• “Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!” – Dr. Seuss
• “Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.” – Samuel Ullman
• “Don’t celebrate how old you are. Celebrate the years you survived.” – Touaxia Vang
• Another year older, another year wiser! Wishing you a happy 70th birthday!
• With every year that passes, remember that you are becoming stronger, wiser and more compassionate! Happy 70th birthday to someone who never stops dreaming and who never loses hope for the future. Remember that the best is yet to come!
• “I am so grateful for another year of life and all of the blessings that come with it.” – Unknown
• “New age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” – Mark Twain
• “I hope that for every candle on your cake you get a wonderful surprise.” – Kathy Lenane
• “This long life that I’ve been given is not a gift, but a responsibility.” – Unknown
• “To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” — Bernard Baruch
• Every year, you do so much for those around you, and you inspire us to reach and attain all our hopes and desires. This year, may you be rewarded with more success, laughter, joy, and hope. Happy 70th birthday.
• “Today is the oldest you have been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it!” – Nicky Gumbel
• “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” — Lucille Ball
• “Life is a never-ending adventure. Embrace it, and enjoy the ride!” – Unknown
• “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the best.” -John D. Rockefeller
• You’re a great friend and a wonderful soul. You deserve the very best life has to offer. May this year bring forth amazing things for you. Happy 70th birthday!
• Wishing you a year filled with prosperity, success, and all the incredible things your heart can hold. Happy 70th birthday.
• “We have to be able to grow up. Our wrinkles are our medals of the passage of life. They are what we have been through and who we want to be.” – Lauren Hutton
• “As I look back on yesterday, I realize how blessed I am today.” – Unknown
• “There are two great days in a person’s life – the day we are born and the day we discover why.” – William Barclay
• “This is going to be my best year filled with the people I love and good times. Happy Birthday to me.” – Unknown
• “Birthdays are happy as a child, defeatist with age and joyful again at surviving another year.” – Stewart Stafford
• “I’m another year older, wiser, and happier.” – Unknown
• “Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you’ve got to start young.” — Fred Astaire
• “The only way that getting older can be a bad thing is if you are not fully living in the moment now.” – Andrena Sawyer
• “Blessed to see another year” – Unknown
• “The great thing about getting older is that you don’t lose all the other ages you’ve been.” – Madeleine L’Engle
• “I’m like a fine wine. They don’t bring me out very much, but I am well preserved.” – Rose Kennedy
• “Never let anyone dull your sparkle.” – Unknown
• Just remember, once you’re over the hill you begin to pick up speed.” – Arthur Schopenhauer
• “Birthdays are a great time to stop and appreciate gravity. Sure, it makes things sag as you get older, but it also keeps your cake from flying all over the room, so you don’t have to chase it.” — Greg Tamblyn
• May the sun always be bright in your sky, and may the stars light the way for all of your hopes and desires to come true. Happy 70th birthday.
• “A birthday is like a new year and my wish for you is a great year full of happiness and sunshine!” — Catherine Pulsifer
• “Another year older, wiser, and more in love with life than ever before.” – Unknown
• “My life is better with every year of living it.” – Rachel Maddow
• “Birthdays are nature’s way of telling us to eat more cake.” – Edward Morykwas
• “God gave us the gift of life; it is up to us to give ourselves the gift of living well.” – Voltaire
• “May you live all the days of your life.” – Jonathan Swift
• “A Happy Birthday is measured not in the amount of gifts one gets, but in the amount one is loved.” – Todd Stocker
• ”Every birthday is a gift. Every day is a gift.” – Aretha Franklin

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