Little children, from the moment in which they are weaned, are making their way toward independence.

Social grace, inner discipline and joy. These are the birthright of the human being who has been allowed to develop essential human qualities.

We teachers can only help the work going on, as servants wait upon a master.

The observation of the way in which the children pass from the first disordered movements to those which are spontaneous and ordered -- this is the book of the teacher; this is the book which must inspire her actions . . .

To assist a child we must provide him with an environment which will enable him to develop freely.

When mental development is under discussion, there are many who say, 'How does movement come into it? We are talking about the mind.' And when we think of intellectual activity, we always imagine people sitting still, motionless. But mental development must be connected with movement and be dependent on it. It is vital that educational theory and practice should be informed by that idea.

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