How does he achieve this independence? He does it by means of a continuous activity. How does he become free? By means of constant effort. we know that development results from activity. The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.

Growth comes from activity, not from intellectual understanding.

If children are allowed free development and given occupation to correspond with their unfolding minds their natural goodness will shine forth.

Love and the hope of it are not things one can learn; they are a part of life's heritage.

When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing

No one can help us to achieve the intimate isolation by which we find our secret worlds, so mysterious, rich and full. If others intervene, it is destroyed. This degree of thought, which we attain by freeing ourselves from the external world, must be fed by the inner spirit, and our surroundings cannot influence us in any way other than to leave us in peace.

The senses, being the explorers of the world, open the way to knowledge.