The most important phase of a child’s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.

Children learn eagerly and well when they have need of the knowledge.

The child, unhampered, does not waste time.

A lifetime is not too long to spend in learning about the world.

Childhood’s work is learning, and it is in his play...that the child works at his job.

The most important phase of a child’s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.

Education [is] not an end in itself but [is] the first step in a progress which should continue during a lifetime.