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title: "7 Born Joy Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“When a long-desired baby is born, what joy! More happiness than we find in sex, more than we take in success, revenge,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-hall/when-a-long-desired-baby-is-born-what-joy-more-happiness-than-we-find/)

[Donald Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-hall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cf/donald-hall-10508_desired_when-a-long-desired-baby-is-born-what-jo_68096.jpg)

> [“Like all of us, I was born for joy. This broken world, however, breaks most of us, grinding relentlessly on its metaled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-koontz/like-all-of-us-i-was-born-for-joy-this-broken-world-however-breaks/)

[Dean Koontz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-koontz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb3/dean-koontz-118_broken_like-all-of-us-i-was-born-for-joy-this-b_220825.jpg)

> [Alas! dear Joy, the merriest, is dead. But I have wed Peace ; and our babe, a boy, New-born, is Joy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-b-tabb/alas-dear-joy-the-merriest-is-dead-but-i-have-wed-peace-and-our-babe/)

[John B. Tabb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-b-tabb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cd/john-b-tabb-47381_alas_alas-dear-joy-the-merriest-is-dead-but-i_580534.png)

> [How can the bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing? How can a child, when fears annoy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/how-can-the-bird-that-is-born-for-joy-sit-in-a-cage-and-sing-how-can/)

[William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/william-blake-397_annoying_how-can-the-bird-that-is-born-for-joy-si_1211087.jpg)

> [From joy people are born; for joy they live; in joy they melt at death. Death is an ecstasy, for it removes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paramahansa-yogananda/from-joy-people-are-born-for-joy-they-live-in-joy-they-melt-at-death/)

[Paramahansa Yogananda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paramahansa-yogananda/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/585/paramahansa-yogananda-556_body_from-joy-people-are-born-for-joy-they-li_1535922.jpg)

> [“We may have fun, but we are in joy. In true joy, the ecstatic nature of human existence comes to expression. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-rgen-moltmann/we-may-have-fun-but-we-are-in-joy-in-true-joy-the-ecstatic-nature-of/)

[Jurgen Moltmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-rgen-moltmann/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea2/j-rgen-moltmann-9122_human-existence_we-may-have-fun-but-we-are-in-joy-in-tru_2226280.png)

> [How can a bird that is born for joy Sit in a cage and sing?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/how-can-a-bird-that-is-born-for-joy-sit-in-a-cage-and-sing/)

[William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/898/william-blake-397_bird_how-can-a-bird-that-is-born-for-joy-sit_3153371.jpg)

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