Only practical work and experience lead the young to maturity.

To give a child liberty is not to abandon him to himself.

Education today, in this particular social period, is assuming truly unlimited importance. And the increased emphasis on its practical value can be summed up in one sentence: education is the best weapon for peace.

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

The real preparation for education is a study of one's self. The training of the teacher...is something far more than a learning of ideas. It includes the training of character; it is a preparation of the spirit.

This is the treasure we need today - helping the child become independent of us and make his way by himself, receiving in return his gifts of hope and light.

The child's conquests of independence are the basic steps in what is called his 'natural development'.