Conventions which camouflage a man's true feelings are a spiritual lie which help him adapt himself to the organized deviations of society.

How often is the soul of man - especially in childhood - deprived because he is not allowed to come in contact with nature.

It is not the child as a physical but as a psychic being that can provide a strong impetus to the betterment of mankind. It is the spirit of the child that can determine the course of human progress and lead it perhaps even to a higher form of civilization.

Solicitous care for living things affords satisfaction to one of the most lively instincts of the child's mind. Nothing is better calculated than this to awaken an attitude of foresight.

Within the child lies the fate of the future. Whoever wishes to confer some benefit on society must preserve him from deviations and observe his natural ways of acting. A child is mysterious and powerful and contains within himself the secret of human nature.

The environment must be rich in motives which lend interest to activity and invite the child to conduct his own experiences.

Within the child lies the fate of the future.