The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.

But an adult if he is to provide proper guidance, must always be calm and act slowly so that the child who is watching him can clearly see his actions in all their particulars.

Only when the child is able to identify its own center with the center of the universe does education really begin.

The greatness of the human personality begins at the hour of birth.

A child in his earliest years, when he is only two or a little more, is capable of tremendous achievements simply through his unconscious power of absorption, though he is himself still immobile. After the age of three he is able to acquire a great number of concepts through his own efforts in exploring his surroundings. In this period he lays hold of things through his own activity and assimilates them into his mind.

The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.