“Nobility is not a birthright. It is defined by one’s actions.”
- Robin Hood

“A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip!”
- Unknown

“There was a star danced, and under that was I born.”
- William Shakespeare Much Ado About Nothing

“Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference.”
- Voltaire [Francois-Marie Arouet]

“Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.”
- Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) American reformer