Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.

All human victories, all human progress, stand upon the inner force.

For what is the use of transmitting knowledge if the individual's total development lags behind?

No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child

A child starts from nothing and advances alone. It is the child's reason about which the sensitive periods revolve. The reason provides the initial force and energy, and a child absorbs his first images to assist the reason and act on it.

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

When a child is given a little leeway, he will at once shout, "I want to do it!" But in our schools, which have an environment adapted to children's needs, they say, "Help me to do it alone." And these words reveal their inner needs.