Education [is] not an end in itself but [is] the first step in a progress which should continue during a lifetime.
Children learn eagerly and well when they have need of the knowledge.
A lifetime is not too long to spend in learning about the world.
The child, unhampered, does not waste time.
The most important phase of a child’s life was the beginning of it. He must be started right.
It is only in retrospect that the high points of our lives rise up, flaunting banners.