It is the child who makes the man, and no man exists who was not made by the child he once was.

The child has other powers than ours, and the creation he achieves is no small one; it is everything.

This system in which a child is constantly moving objects with his hands and actively exercising his senses, also takes into account a child's special aptitude for mathematics. When they leave the material, the children very easily reach the point where they wish to write out the operation. They can thus carryout an abstract mental operation and acquire a kind of natural and spontaneous inclination for mental calculations.

The child, in fact, once he feels sure of himself, will no longer seek the approval of authority after every step.

Order is not goodness; but perhaps it is the indispensable road to arrive at it.

Do not tell them how to do it. Show them how to do it and do not say a word. If you tell them, they will watch your lips move. If you show them, they will want to do it themselves.

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