The essence of independence is to be able to do something for one’s self.

We cannot know the consequences of suppressing a child's spontaneity when he is just beginning to be active. We may even suffocate life itself. That humanity which is revealed in all its intellectual splendor during the sweet and tender age of childhood should be respected with a kind of religious veneration. It is like the sun which appears at dawn or a flower just beginning to bloom. Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life.

The child seeks for independence by means of work; an independence of body and mind.

The hand is the prehensile organ of the mind.

Beauty lies in harmony, not in contrast; and harmony is refinement; therefore, there must be a fineness of the senses if we are to appreciate harmony.

The child is both a hope and a promise for mankind.

These words reveal the child’s inner needs; ‘Help me to do it alone’.