When a baby is born, congratulations pour in—of course in person and by phone, but also in letters and cards. And the announcement cards for the little explorer need to be addressed, too. Alongside very personal messages, birth quotes are also popular. You probably know the classics, but in this article we’ve also collected some more unusual congratulations for you—so you never have to sit in front of a card for hours, wondering what to write! :-)

Quotes about birth – Well-wishes for you, pre-formulated

• Whatever we do to our children, they will do to the world.

• Understanding the miracle of life means holding it in your own hands.

• There will be hands to carry you, arms in which you feel safe, and people who show you—without question—that you are welcome.

• Grow big, be happy, and make the world a little more beautiful!

• You are you, and that’s exactly how you should be. And no matter how—or who—you become, you will always be just right.

• Children's noise is the most beautiful music of the future!

• So many dreams, so many wishes, so many questions, so many hopes, so much feeling—such a small person. Welcome to life.

• For nine months we’ve been talking about you nonstop—now we can finally hear you! Welcome to the world!

• Suddenly, there is someone who turns the world upside down.
  But then you realize it looks better this way!

• Sometimes great happiness is very small.

Quotes – Clever words from literature and television

• Give children love, more love, and even more love—then good manners will come automatically. (Astrid Lindgren)

• Two things children should receive from their parents: roots and wings. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

• Manchmal nehmen die kleinsten Dinge den größten Platz in unseren Herzen ein. (Winnie the Pooh)

• The time I thought I was giving to my children was actually the most beautiful time given to me. (Peter Bachér)

• Let your child be as free as possible. Let it go and listen, find and fall, get up and make mistakes. (Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi)

• This is how the world changes—through good people who raise their babies with love. (Greys Anatomy)

• Be frech und wild und wunderbar. (Astrid Lindgren)

• The most wonderful thing about wonders is that they sometimes really do happen. (Gilbert K. Chesterton)

• A child is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled. (Francois Rabelais)

• I want nothing to do with a wisdom that knows no tears, a philosophy that cannot understand laughter, and greatness that does not bow before children. (Khalil Gibran)

• I seem to see something deeper, more infinite, more eternal than the ocean in the expression of a small child when it wakes up in the morning, crows, or laughs because it sees the sun shining on its cradle. (Vincent van Gogh)

Funny sayings about birth – congratulations can be fun, too!

• The defiance phase is called that because you still love your child.

• Sometimes you’ll wonder how your child puts up with you. But then you realize you put up with them, too. So you’re even.

• A child's laughter is usually funnier than the joke they told.

• Children give so much back—for example, candy wrappers.

• The hard part of parenting is following all the rules yourself.

Song lyrics – Songs say more than words!

Here we’ve also selected a few lovely lyrics in English—after all, music is a language everyone understands! :)

• From this moment as long as I live I will love you, I promise you this. There is nothing I wouldn’t give from this moment on. (Shania Twain – From This Moment On)

• And you, you’ll be blessed. You’ll have the best, I promise you that I’ll pick a star from the sky. (Elton John – Blessed)

• Of all the things my hands have held, the best by far is you. (Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness – Cecilia and the Satellite)

• Welcome to this place, I’ll show you everything with arms wide open. (Creed – Arms wide open)

• On days like these, one wishes for Unendlichkeit. (Die Toten Hosen – Days Like These)

• Geboren, um zu leben, dem Glück anvertraut, eine Zukunft versprochen, die niemand durchschauen kann. (Rolf Zuckowski – Born to Live)

• You’ll be in my heart, from this day on, now and forevermore. (Phil Collins – You’ll be in my Heart)

• How wonderful life is, now you’re in the world. (Elton John – Your Song)

A birth card is always a lovely keepsake that the little explorer will surely enjoy looking back on later. And a special quote like this can stay with you throughout your life. We hope we’ve been able to inspire you a little!