120 Farewell Messages To Say Goodbye
Saying goodbye to people in our lives, whether for a short period or permanently, is never easy. As we part ways with friends, family members, colleagues or anyone else meaningful to us, finding the right words to express our feelings can be challenging. This is where a collection of farewell messages comes in handy.
This article presents 120 possible messages that can be used when bidding adieu. The messages have been broken up into categories based on the relationship with the person and the context of departure. There are options for saying goodbye to friends, coworkers, classmates, and family members in various situations ranging from someone leaving for vacation or a new job to permanent goodbyes.
The farewell messages range from short and simple to longer and more meaningful ones. They tap into a wide range of emotions involved with parting including gratitude, well-wishes for future, happiness, sorrow and more. Readers are sure to find plenty of messages to choose from no matter who they are bidding farewell to or in what context. This collection aims to help anyone struggling to articulate their feelings at a time of separation.
1. Heartfelt messages to wish loved ones luck
“Have a safe flight and smooth travels. I’ll see you again soon.” – Traditional
“Wishing you blue skies, smooth roads, and wherever your journey leads, may you always find what you need.” – Traditional
“Never say goodbye because goodbye means going away and going away means forgetting.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” – Martin Buber
“May your adventures bring you many blessings along the way. Thank you for the memories – until next time!” – Traditional
“Our friendship and memories will travel with you wherever you may go. Have a safe journey, my friend!” – Traditional
“We must take the time to stop and wish upon every passing star. But most importantly, to those we love from near or far.” – Traditional
“Adventure awaits – so it’s time to fly. I’m so proud of you and hope you touch the sky. Be safe and have fun along the way. Big hug – I’ll miss you!” – Traditional
“Don’t let go of the memories we’ve made. I’ll be thinking of you along your way. Safe travels and take good care – see you soon!” – Traditional
“Wishing you exciting new adventures as you start down this new road. Safe travels with miles of smiles – see you when you return home!” – Traditional
“May all your dreams come true as you head out on your way. Big hug and safe travels – I can’t wait for your return day!” – Traditional
“As you journey on to new and brighter days, may all your skies be blue and all your paths lead home again. Safe travels.” – Traditional
“May your travels be a blessing. May all your needs be met along the way. Safe travels ’til we meet once more – you’re in my thoughts each and every day.” – Traditional
“Your light has illuminated my world since the day we met. Now spread your wings and glow – the world awaits. Safe travels until we meet again, my friend.” – Traditional
“Go now, it’s time to be on your way. Adventures call you, so have no delay! Follow your heart to whereever it leads – I’ll see you down the road, my friend, Godspeed!” – Traditional
“Wherever this road may lead you, may your journey be bright. With smiles, love and safe travels – I’ll see you in just a little while!” – Traditional
“Sometimes we must bid adieu and go our separate ways. Just know that our friendship will light your journey each day. Safe travels and a big goodbye hug!” – Traditional
“Safe travels on your journey and may your roads be blessed. Return home happy and prosperous – you’re loved more than you know. See you soon, my friend!” – Traditional
“May the wings of destiny carry you far beyond the shining stars. Until we meet again, walk cheerily down the way – you’re always in my heart.” – Traditional
“Go now with joy and hope carried deep in your soul. May each mile bring wonder and life’s mission you know. Safe travels until our paths once more intertwine – you’ve been a light that makes my world shine.” – Traditional
2. Sweet notes for friends moving away forever
“Today we part, the friends who remain will be the history, the memory and the meaning of all these moments we shared so beautifully.”
“Everything we love belongs to someone else and somewhere else. That’s why we cry when we say goodbye.” – Vera Nazarian
“Distance means so little when someone means so much.” – Tom McNeal
“Our friendship is too strong, the distance too far, and our dedication too great to simply let go over a few miles. See you on the other side, friend!”
“You will be missed, but your memory will live in our hearts forever. Thank you for sharing a part of your life with us.”
“While our time together has come to an end, I’ll keep the memories close and think of you often. My heart is with you always. Farewell, my dear friend.”
“Our friendship is a blessing I’ll forever cherish, though life now takes us down separate roads. You’re in my heart wherever you may roam. Farewell, my loyal friend.”
“Though apart, your memory will continue to feed my soul. Wishing you an adventure filled with laughter and love. Safe travels, dear friend.”
“Times change. Friends part. But memories of laughter and love last forever.”
“Thank you for the joy and light you added to my days. I wish you peace, happiness and blue skies ahead. Farewell, friend.”
“Distance and time cannot break the bonds we’ve forged. You will remain eternally in my heart. Farewell, with love and gratitude.”
“Our friendship was the perfect gift. Though distance now separates us, you’ll remain forever near in spirit. Farewell, beloved friend.”
“While I’ll miss your cheery smile and enthusiastic hugs, your place in my heart can never fade. Farewell and take care, dear one.”
“Farewell, friend. May your future be as bright as the sunshine in your smile. You’ll always have a piece of my heart.”
“The sweetest memories will carry me until we meet again. Thank you for sharing your light. Be well, friend.”
“Wherever life may lead you, know that my heart goes with you. Farewell, dear friend, until we meet again.”
“The best of friends, now separated by miles, are never truly parted, for they live on in each other’s hearts. Farewell, dear friend.”
“While our time together ends, the bond of our friendship remains eternal. Farewell, dear one. Your memory lives in my soul.”
“Friendship and memories are treasures that distance can’t destroy. You will be deeply missed. Farewell, with care and love.”
“Thank you for being my ray of sunshine. May your days be filled with joy and your heart with love. Farewell, sweet friend.”
3. Positive quotes for coworkers changing roles
“A new job isn’t just about a paycheck, it’s about fulfillment and personal growth.” – Unknown
“Build your own dreams, or someone else will hire you to build theirs.” – Farrah Gray
“All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
“No matter what you do, there’s always a risk of failure, so the trick is to pick your risks intelligently.” – Tom Peters
“Success doesn’t depend on position. You take a job and your job will take you where you want to go.” – Doris Day
“It’s always too early to quit.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory.” – Dr. Seuss
“Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.” – Unknown
“The greatest gift you can give another is the purity of your attention.” – Richard Moss
“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.” – Gilda Radner
“Positive anything is better than negative nothing.” – Elbert Hubbard
“One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.” – Dale Carnegie
“Changes will not come if we wait for some other person, or if we wait for some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca
“The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” – Aristotle
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.” – Nelson Mandela
“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.” – H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” – Heraclitus
“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.” – Mark Twain
“This too shall pass.”
4. Short goodbye sayings for teammates going separate ways
“Parting is such sweet sorrow.” – William Shakespeare
“Teammates part, friendships don’t.” – Unknown
“A champion team becomes a memory, but a memory becomes a champion forever.” – Anonymous
“Success doesn’t come through luck or circumstance; it comes through perseverance and hard work. Thanks for all the hard work!” – Unknown
“Though our paths may separate, our friendship will stay strong.” – Unknown
“Thanks for the memories, even if they weren’t so great.” – Bob Dylan
“Our friendship won’t end just because we’re going our separate ways.” – Unknown
“The love you gave me will always be enough. Goodbye, partner.” – Unknown
“Every ending is a new beginning.” – Author Unknown
“Parting is such sweet sorrow that I shall say goodnight till it be morrow.” – William Shakespeare
“All good things must come to an end, but the ending doesn’t take away the great things that came before.” – Anonymous
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“It’s been swell but the swelling’s gone down.” – Groucho Marx
“Teammates come and go, but legends live forever.” – Unknown
“Though our time has come to an end, my appreciation for our partnership remains.” – Unknown
“Our friendship will continue to grow, even as our paths move us in different directions.” – Unknown
“Farewell, my teammates, for now the ways must part, yet shall fond memory ease the torturing smart.” – Robert Herrick
“Never forget what you’ve learned here and keep making each other proud.” – Unknown
“We may be apart but your spirit will always be with me.” – Unknown
“Our final moments together were bittersweet but you’ll forever hold a place in my heart.” – Unknown
5. Encouraging words to former classmates starting anew
“Wherever your journey takes you, may you always find people who lift your spirit and welcome you with open arms.”
“The past is behind you, the future is ahead of you, and the present is a gift – that is why it is called ‘the present.'” – Wayne Dyer
“Good luck on your journey of self-discovery. Use your past experience to guide your future choices.”
“Dark though the way may be, your steps tell only of courage. Onward you go.”
“The way is not in the light, but in the ability to see in the dark.” – Rabindranath Tagore
“May your future be brighter than your past. Farewell and good luck!”
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. Farewell, and may the road rise up to meet your every step.” – Irish Blessing
“Your story continues – now go write the next chapter. All good wishes for the adventures ahead.”
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations. Wishing you all the very best moving forward.”
“Though our ways now divide, you go with my blessing and my prayers for your success and happiness always.”
“This ends our time together, but may friendship’s gift be yours to keep: a light to help you see and a hand to help you leap.”
“An optimistic view lets you see opportunities where others see only obstacles. Keep looking ahead!”
“Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Great things await you if you keep your dreams big and focus on living with purpose. The future is yours!”
“Dark clouds will gather but they shall pass. Press on and good luck with your journey onward.”
“Our time together was short but the memories will last forever. Go write the next chapter.”
“The best is yet to be. Wishing you hope, courage and dreams for the road that lies ahead.”
“Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light.” – Dylan Thomas
“A beautiful ending brings a hopeful new beginning. Farewell and fair winds!”
6. Sentiments to send departing colleagues into the future
“The days are long but the years are short. Make the most of your time.” – Unknown
“May the road rise up to meet you, may the wind blow at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face, and rains fall softly where you are.” – Irish Blessing
“Have a wonderful time ahead of you. Carry your head high. Your best days are still ahead of you.” – Wilfred Peterson
“Be bold, be noble, be strong and remember, opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so go and get what is rightfully yours.” – Alan D. Shanks
“Opportunities don’t happen, you create them. Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are now the opportunities that will shape your tomorrow.” – Chris Brady
“Have a great journey, may all your adventures be wonderful. Stay true, trust yourself and keep moving forward.” – Steve Maraboli
“If you can dream it, you can achieve it.” – Zig Ziglar
“Don’t forget us little people as you head off towards bigger and better things.” – Lisa Bevere
“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not-quite, the not-yet, and the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish.” – Mary Oliver
“May you have a future filled with happiness, and never look behind you for something that is not there.” – Gertrude B. Elion
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
“Wishing you much success, happiness and all things bright on your onward journey!” – Helen Keller
“The best is yet to come.” – Frank Sinatra
“Aim for the stars and if you don’t reach them, at least you’ll end up in the treetops.” – Unknown
“Be tough, be bold, be strong, and continue to shine bright.” – Lola Akande
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us.” – Marianne Williamson
“Happiness keeps you sweet, Trials keep you strong, Sorrows keep you human, Failures keep you humble, Success keeps you glowing but Only God keeps you going.” – African Proverb
“Smooth seas do not make skillful sailors.” – African Proverb
“Onward and upward, my friend!” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“May the road rise up to meet your wheels, the wind be always at your back, and may the sun shine warm upon your face; and rains fall soft upon your fields. And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.” – Irish blessing
Conclusion
In summary, the farewell messages and quotes provided offer thoughtful encouragement and perspective for saying goodbye. Whether departing from a loved one, job or place, the selections remind us to cherish the time we had, look forward to future opportunities and memories, and accept that change is natural part of life. As we reflect on the words of others who said goodbye before us, may we also find comfort and leave with our heads held high. Now is a chance to appreciate what was and have faith in what’s next, closing one chapter but staying open to what the next may bring. Farewell messages, though sad, can ease our spirits if we reflect on their wisdom.