Education, like faith, is the evidence of things not seen.

We are all meant to be naturalists, each in his own degree, and it is inexcusable to live in a world so full of the marvels of plant and animal life and to care for none of these things.

Education is the science of relations

Let children feed on the good, the excellent, the great! Don't get in their way with little lectures, facts, and guided tours!

Imagination does not stir at the suggestion of the feeble, much diluted stuff that is too often put into children’s hands.

The teacher who allows his scholars the freedom of the city of books is at liberty to be their guide, philosopher and friend; and is no longer the mere instrument of forcible intellectual feeding.

What a child digs for becomes his own possession.