The greatest triumph of our educational method should always be this: to bring about the spontaneous progress of the child.

In nature nothing creates itself and nothing destroys itself.

The social rights of children must be recognized so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed for them. The greatest crime that society commits is that of wasting the money which it should use for children on things that will destroy them and society itself as well.

Childhood constitutes the most important element in an adult's life, for it is in his early years that a man is made.

The fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself.

Watching a child makes it obvious that the development of his mind comes through his movements.

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