--- title: "13 Things Born Quotes by 13 authors" description: "Browse 13 Things Born quotes by 13 authors. Discover the best Things Born sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/jack-kornfield-936_born_as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are_76936.png" --- > [As we step out of the way new things are born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are-born/) [Jack Kornfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-kornfield/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/jack-kornfield-936_born_as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are_76936.png) > [In solitude all great things are born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moses-harvey/in-solitude-all-great-things-are-born/) [Moses Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moses-harvey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/moses-harvey-44292_born_in-solitude-all-great-things-are-born-23_2302221.jpg) > [It is only in a very quiet mind that great things are born; and a quiet mind does not come about through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/it-is-only-in-a-very-quiet-mind-that-great-things-are-born-and-a/) [Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/jiddu-krishnamurti-249_awakening_it-is-only-in-a-very-quiet-mind-that-gre_400991.jpg) > [From What-is all the world of things was born But What-is sprang in turn from What-is-not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laozi/from-what-is-all-the-world-of-things-was-born-but-what-is-sprang-in/) [Laozi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laozi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c8/laozi-147_born_from-what-is-all-the-world-of-things-was_3068753.jpg) > [“There are some things one is born to wear, and I had obviously been fated to wear this hat.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/connie-willis/there-are-some-things-one-is-born-to-wear-and-i-had-obviously-been/) [Connie Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/connie-willis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/785/connie-willis-5208_hats_there-are-some-things-one-is-born-to-wea_2497442.png) > [Yes, there's a luck in most things; and in none more than being born at the right time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edmund-clarence-stedman/yes-there-s-a-luck-in-most-things-and-in-none-more-than-being-born-at/) [Edmund Clarence Stedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edmund-clarence-stedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ae/edmund-clarence-stedman-19685_born_yes-there-s-a-luck-in-most-things-and-in_2557435.jpg) > [We are constantly being surprised that people did things well before we were born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-benchley/we-are-constantly-being-surprised-that-people-did-things-well-before/) [Robert Benchley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-benchley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37f/robert-benchley-2562_born_we-are-constantly-being-surprised-that-p_1697786.jpg) > [“Everything originates first in the mind and all things are born there primarily. After the thought has occurred, manifestation happens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/poonam-dhandhania/everything-originates-first-in-the-mind-and-all-things-are-born-there/) [Poonam Dhandhania](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/poonam-dhandhania/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebb/poonam-dhandhania-62401_psychology_everything-originates-first-in-the-mind_1718229.jpg) > [There are three things I was born with in this world, and there are three things I will have until the day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/miriam-makeba/there-are-three-things-i-was-born-with-in-this-world-and-there-are/) [Miriam Makeba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/miriam-makeba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62a/miriam-makeba-14520_born_there-are-three-things-i-was-born-with-i_651368.jpg) > [One man may hit the mark, another blunder; but heed not these distinctions. Only from the alliance of the one, working with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antoine-de-saint-exup-ry/one-man-may-hit-the-mark-another-blunder-but-heed-not-these/) [Antoine de Saint-Exupery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antoine-de-saint-exup-ry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e05/antoine-de-saint-exup-ry-174_alliances_one-man-may-hit-the-mark-another-blunder_678299.png) > [“He wondered if such things were born into people. If perhaps we cannot alter who we are - if the place we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-doerr/he-wondered-if-such-things-were-born-into-people-if-perhaps-we-cannot/) [Anthony Doerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-doerr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f05/anthony-doerr-886_place-come_he-wondered-if-such-things-were-born-int_1075794.png) > [Most things are born in the mothering darkness and most things die. Darkness is the womb of creation, my boy. But the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zora-neale-hurston/most-things-are-born-in-the-mothering-darkness-and-most-things-die/) [Zora Neale Hurston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zora-neale-hurston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/856/zora-neale-hurston-923_born_most-things-are-born-in-the-mothering-da_1172338.jpg) > [“But I being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, 'Alas! All things that have been born were born to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gordon-byron/but-i-being-fond-of-true-philosophy-say-very-often-to-myself-alas-all/) [George Gordon Byron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gordon-byron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/george-gordon-byron-10466_bible_but-i-being-fond-of-true-philosophy-say_2849840.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-born/#itemlist", "name": "Things Born Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "As we step out of the way new things are born.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jack Kornfield" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-kornfield/as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are-born/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/jack-kornfield-936_born_as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are_76936.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/jack-kornfield-936_born_as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are_76936.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c16/jack-kornfield-936_born_as-we-step-out-of-the-way-new-things-are_76936.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“As we step out of the way new things are born.” — Jack Kornfield", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In solitude all great things are born.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Moses Harvey" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moses-harvey/in-solitude-all-great-things-are-born/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/moses-harvey-44292_born_in-solitude-all-great-things-are-born-23_2302221.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/moses-harvey-44292_born_in-solitude-all-great-things-are-born-23_2302221.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2d/moses-harvey-44292_born_in-solitude-all-great-things-are-born-23_2302221.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In solitude all great things are born.” — Moses Harvey", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It is only in a very quiet mind that great things are born; 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All things that have been born were born to die, And flesh (which Death mows down to hay) is grass; You've pass'd your youth not so unpleasantly, And if you had it o'er again—'t would pass— So thank your stars that matters are no worse, And read your Bible, sir, and mind your purse.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Gordon Byron" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gordon-byron/but-i-being-fond-of-true-philosophy-say-very-often-to-myself-alas-all/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/george-gordon-byron-10466_bible_but-i-being-fond-of-true-philosophy-say_2849840.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/george-gordon-byron-10466_bible_but-i-being-fond-of-true-philosophy-say_2849840.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b0/george-gordon-byron-10466_bible_but-i-being-fond-of-true-philosophy-say_2849840.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But I being fond of true philosophy, Say very often to myself, 'Alas! 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