A humankind abandoned in its earlier formative stage becomes its own greatest threat to survival.

He who experiments must, while doing so, divest himself of every preconception. It is clear then that if we wish to make use of a method of experimental psychology, the first thing necessary is to renounce all former creeds and to proceed by means of the method in the search for truth.

Whatever is presented to him must be made beautiful and clear, striking his imagination. Once this love has been kindled, all problems confronting the educationist will disappear.

The child can only develop fully by means of experience in his environment. We call such experience 'work'.

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

Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.

When dealing with children there is greater need for observing than of probing