In nature nothing creates itself and nothing destroys itself.

Never help a child with a task that they feel they can complete themselves.

There is in the child a special kind of sensitivity which leads him to absorb everything about him, and it is this work of observing and absorbing that alone enables him to adapt himself to life

A child's character develops in accordance with the obstacles he has encountered... or the freedom favoring his development that he has enjoyed.

The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything.

The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.

He who is served is limited in his independence.