'Tis better to buy a small bouquet
And give to your friend this very day,
Than a bushel of roses white and red
To lay on his coffin after he's dead.

Always remember to forget
The things that made you sad.
But never forget to remember
The things that made you glad.

Always remember to forget
The friends that proved untrue.
But never forget to remember
Those that have stuck by you.

Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day.

May there always be work for your hands to do,
May your purse always hold a coin or two.
May the sun always shine warm on your windowpane,
May a rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you,
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

A toast to your coffin.
May it be made of 100 year old oak.
And may we plant the tree together, tomorrow.

I wish you health, I wish you well, and happiness galore.
I wish you luck for you and friends; what could I wish you more?
May your joys be as deep as the oceans, your troubles as light as its foam.
And may you find, sweet peace of mind, where ever you may roam.

May misfortune follow you the rest of your life,
but never catch up.

There are good ships, and there are wood ships,
The ships that sail the sea.
But the best ships, are friendships,
And may they always be.

May you live all the days of your life.

Source: Jonathan Swift

May our house always be too small to hold all our friends.

Source: Anonymous

My grandmother is over 80
And still doesn't need glasses.
Drinks right out of the bottle.
Here's To Singles
Friends And Heroes
They say in life we need friends and heros,
As I look out upon all of you today,
I raise my glass and say to you....
I am glad I can be both.

Old wood to burn,
Old books to read,
Old wine to drink,
Old friends to trust.

Here's to Them
That wish us well,
All the rest
Can Go to Hell.
Here's To the Men
Here's To Health
"Here's health and prosperity
to you and your posterity,
and to them that don't drink with sincerity,
may they be damned for all eternity."

Here's to us,
And those like us.
Damn few and they're probably dead.
Cheers!

Here's to you and here's to me,
May we never disagree.
But if we do,
The hell with you,
Here's to me!

Here's a health to all those that we love,
Here's a health to all those that love us,
Here's a health to all those that love them...
that love those
that love them
that love those
that love us.

Here's a toast to the roast that good fellowship lends,
With the sparkle of beer and wine;
May its sentiment always be deeper, my friends,
Than the foam at the top of the stein.

Here's health in homely rhyme
To our oldest classmate, Father Time;
May our last survivor live to be
As bold and wise and as thorough as he!

Source: Oliver Wendell Holmes

Love to one, friendship to many, and good will to all.

We'll think of all the friends we know
And drink to all worth drinking to.

To my friend:
If we ever disagree, may you be in the right.

To friends: as long as we are able
To lift our glasses from the table.

More friends and less need of them.

May we never have friends who, like shadows, follow us in sunshine only to desert us on a cloudy day.

May the hinges of friendship never rust, nor the wings of love lose a feather.

Source: Dean Ramsay in Reminiscences of Scottish Life

It is around the table that friends understand best, the warmth of being together.

A day for toil, an hour for sport,
But for a friend life is too short.

Source: Ralph Waldo Emerson