The activity of the child has always been looked upon as an expression of his vitality.

We shall walk together on this path of life, for all things are part of the universe and are connected with each other to form one whole unity.

The child endures all things.

We must clearly understand that when we give the child freedom and independence, we are giving freedom to a worker already braced for action, who cannot live without working and being active.

The first idea that the child must acquire, in order to be actively disciplined, is that of the difference between good and evil.

Education should therefore include the two forms of work, manual and intellectual, for the same person, and thus make it understood by practical experience that these two kinds complete each other and are equally essential to a civilized existence.

Work is necessary; it can be nothing less than a passion; a person is happy in accomplishment.