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

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

The child's true constructive energy, a dynamic power, has remained unnoticed for thousands of years. Just as men have trodden the earth, and later tilled its surface, without thought for the immense wealth hidden in its depths, so the men of our day make progress after progress in civilized life, without noticing the treasures that lie hidden in the psychic world of infancy.

Two things are necessary, the development of individuality and the participation of the individual in a truly social life.

Children are human beings to whom respect is due, superior to us by reason of their innocence and of the greater possibilities of their future.

We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but it is somewhat beauty and poetry.

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.