The land is where our roots are. The children must be taught to feel and live in harmony with the Earth.

Character formation cannot be taught. It comes from experience and not from explanation.

Concentration is a part of life. It is not the consequence of a method of education.

My vision of the future is no longer of people taking exams and proceeding from secondary school to University but of passing from one stage of independence to a higher, by means of their own activity and effort of will.

To stimulate life, leaving it then free to develop, to unfold, herein lies the first task of the teacher.

He who is served is limited in his independence.

To consider the school as a place where instruction is given is one point of view. But, to consider the school as a preparation for life is another. In the latter case, the school must satisfy all the needs of life.