The first thing required of a teacher is that he be rightly disposed for his task.

The greatest sign of success for a teacher...is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist."

One of the great problems facing men is their failure to realize the fact that a child possesses an active psychic life even when he cannot manifest it, and that the child must secretly perfect this inner life over a long period of time.

Deceit is a kind of garment that conceals the soul. It might even be compared to a whole wardrobe, so many are its guises.

Joy, feeling one’s own value, being appreciated and loved by others, feeling useful and capable of production are all factors of enormous value for the human soul.

The child is much more spiritually elevated than is usually supposed. He often suffers, not from too much work, but from work that is unworthy of him.

The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.