Concentration is the key that opens up to the child the latent treasures within him.

The child who has felt a strong love for his surroundings and for all living creatures, who has discovered joy and enthusiasm in work, gives us reason to hope that humanity can develop in a new direction.

Teach by teaching, not by correcting

It is not in human nature for all men to tread the same path of development, as animals do of a single species.

There are many things which no teacher can convey to a child of three, but a child of five can do it with ease.

The unknown energy that can help humanity is that which lies hidden in the child.

The observation of the way in which the children pass from the first disordered movements to those which are spontaneous and ordered -- this is the book of the teacher; this is the book which must inspire her actions . . .