--- title: "9 Child Joy Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 9 Child Joy quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Child Joy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/chinese-proverbs-8380_child_sorrow-is-the-child-of-too-much-joy-2964_2964870.jpg" --- > [Sorrow is the child of too much joy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinese-proverbs/sorrow-is-the-child-of-too-much-joy/) [Chinese Proverbs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinese-proverbs/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/chinese-proverbs-8380_child_sorrow-is-the-child-of-too-much-joy-2964_2964870.jpg) > [“The birth of a child is a joy to the parent and the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lailah-gifty-akita/the-birth-of-a-child-is-a-joy-to-the-parent-and-the-world/) [Lailah Gifty Akita](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lailah-gifty-akita/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d9a/lailah-gifty-akita-11_birth_the-birth-of-a-child-is-a-joy-to-the-par_2130578.jpg) > [But a child's joy is doubled for the mother, and the sound of her son's laughter began to her heart, a feat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adriana-trigiani/but-a-child-s-joy-is-doubled-for-the-mother-and-the-sound-of-her-son/) [Adriana Trigiani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adriana-trigiani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a4/adriana-trigiani-1792_children_but-a-child-s-joy-is-doubled-for-the-mot_453623.png) > [I think every mother does what is best for her child because it's such a joy and a daily learning experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kiran-rao/i-think-every-mother-does-what-is-best-for-her-child-because-it-s/) [Kiran Rao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kiran-rao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/kiran-rao-23845_best_i-think-every-mother-does-what-is-best-f_1656220.jpg) > [And I made a rural pen, And I stained the water clear, And I wrote my happy songs Every Child may joy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-blake/and-i-made-a-rural-pen-and-i-stained-the-water-clear-and-i-wrote-my/) [William Blake](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-blake/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/426/william-blake-397_children_and-i-made-a-rural-pen-and-i-stained-the_2559625.jpg) > [I never thought it was fair for an 8-year-old child not to be able to afford shoes, or to wander the streets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shakira/i-never-thought-it-was-fair-for-an-8-year-old-child-not-to-be-able-to/) [Shakira](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shakira/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/780/shakira-1582_able_i-never-thought-it-was-fair-for-an-8-yea_193413.jpg) > [Love your experiments (as you would an ugly child). Joy is the engine of growth. Exploit the liberty in casting your work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bruce-mau/love-your-experiments-as-you-would-an-ugly-child-joy-is-the-engine-of/) [Bruce Mau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bruce-mau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/bruce-mau-23828_beautiful_love-your-experiments-as-you-would-an-ug_2500617.jpg) > [“I think of how emotions seem so magnified when you're a child. Joy is more all-encompassing, disappointments more crushing, hope more palpable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-giffin/i-think-of-how-emotions-seem-so-magnified-when-you-re-a-child-joy-is/) [Emily Giffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-giffin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/emily-giffin-938_children_i-think-of-how-emotions-seem-so-magnifie_1766351.jpg) > [“The literature of childhood abounds with evidence that the peaks of a child's experience are not visits to the cinema, or even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/iona-opie/the-literature-of-childhood-abounds-with-evidence-that-the-peaks-of-a/) [Iona Opie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/iona-opie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/42a/iona-opie-73470_books_the-literature-of-childhood-abounds-with_1988639.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child-joy/#itemlist", "name": "Child Joy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, 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